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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.
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    Helen Fielding: I can say it now, Bridget Jones was me
  2. Philippe Sands on the Manchester bombing
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    Philippe Sands on the Manchester bombing
  3. Stephen Fry: The Enlightenment bit itself on the backside
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    Stephen Fry: The Enlightenment bit itself on the backside
  4. Stephen Fry: Prepare for a technological reformation
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    Stephen Fry: Prepare for a technological reformation
  5. Nadya Tolokno: I read The Gulag Archipelago in prison
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    Nadya Tolokno: I read The Gulag Archipelago in prison
  6. Stephen Fry: Question and answer session
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    Stephen Fry: Question and answer session
  7. Elif Shafak: There are two ways to write a book
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    Elif Shafak: There are two ways to write a book
  8. Michael Sheen: The Welsh mining community that made the NHS possible
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    Michael Sheen: The Welsh mining community that made the NHS possible
  9. Paul Beatty: Someone gave me a book called the 'Directory of Uncle Toms'
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    Paul Beatty: Someone gave me a book called the 'Directory of Uncle Toms'
  10. Jeanette Winterson: We all need an education in love
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    Jeanette Winterson: We all need an education in love
  11. Ian Rankin: Read crime fiction to find out about a culture
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    Ian Rankin: Read crime fiction to find out about a culture
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