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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. Nadya Tolokno: What you need to know about Putin
    03:06
    Nadya Tolokno: What you need to know about Putin
  3. Lemn Sissay: Why foster care kids make great heroes
    04:59
    Lemn Sissay: Why foster care kids make great heroes
  4. Ed Balls: Why I did Strictly Come Dancing
    03:24
    Ed Balls: Why I did Strictly Come Dancing
  5. Bill Bailey: Why I love the collective nouns for birds
    02:07
    Bill Bailey: Why I love the collective nouns for birds
  6. 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'
  7. Garry Kasparov: Deep Blue was as intelligent as an alarm clock
    03:20
    Garry Kasparov: Deep Blue was as intelligent as an alarm clock
  8. Stephen Fry: Question and answer session
    09:53
    Stephen Fry: Question and answer session
  9. Will Self: Truth, the internet and the individual
    02:58
    Will Self: Truth, the internet and the individual
  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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