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Helen Fielding: I can say it now, Bridget Jones was me
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Author admits she was too embarrassed to say the iconic character was based on her.
  1. Helen Fielding: I can say it now, Bridget Jones was me
    02:16
    Helen Fielding: I can say it now, Bridget Jones was me
  2. Ian Rankin: The origins of Rebus
    01:38
    Ian Rankin: The origins of Rebus
  3. Stephen Fry: We all just need to grow up
    03:18
    Stephen Fry: We all just need to grow up
  4. Helena Kennedy: Why right-wing populism is bad for women
    01:51
    Helena Kennedy: Why right-wing populism is bad for women
  5. Ian Rankin: Read crime fiction to find out about a culture
    01:43
    Ian Rankin: Read crime fiction to find out about a culture
  6. Will Self: Truth, the internet and the individual
    02:58
    Will Self: Truth, the internet and the individual
  7. David Mitchell: The book that changed how I interact with my autistic son
    02:53
    David Mitchell: The book that changed how I interact with my autistic son
  8. Nadya Tolokno: I read The Gulag Archipelago in prison
    01:43
    Nadya Tolokno: I read The Gulag Archipelago in prison
  9. Elif Shafak: European writers need to be more political
    02:27
    Elif Shafak: European writers need to be more political
  10. Philippe Sands: I stumbled upon an unbelievable coincidence
    05:02
    Philippe Sands: I stumbled upon an unbelievable coincidence
  11. Hay we go!
    00:51
    Hay we go!
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