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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. Paul Beatty: LA is such a crazy place
    03:38
    Paul Beatty: LA is such a crazy place
  3. Bettany Hughes on the slave girl who negotiated with Elizabeth I
    02:33
    Bettany Hughes on the slave girl who negotiated with Elizabeth I
  4. Garry Kasparov: Deep Blue was as intelligent as an alarm clock
    03:20
    Garry Kasparov: Deep Blue was as intelligent as an alarm clock
  5. Will Self: Truth, the internet and the individual
    02:58
    Will Self: Truth, the internet and the individual
  6. Hay we go!
    00:51
    Hay we go!
  7. Michael Sheen: Empathy should be our foundation
    04:08
    Michael Sheen: Empathy should be our foundation
  8. Ed Balls: Why I did Strictly Come Dancing
    03:24
    Ed Balls: Why I did Strictly Come Dancing
  9. Paul Beatty: Someone gave me a book called the 'Directory of Uncle Toms'
    01:34
    Paul Beatty: Someone gave me a book called the 'Directory of Uncle Toms'
  10. James Rhodes' dedication to the people of Manchester
    04:51
    James Rhodes' dedication to the people of Manchester
  11. Lemn Sissay: Why foster care kids make great heroes
    04:59
    Lemn Sissay: Why foster care kids make great heroes
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