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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. Tony Robinson: I thought the Blackadder script was rubbish
    03:30
    Tony Robinson: I thought the Blackadder script was rubbish
  3. Elif Shafak: European writers need to be more political
    02:27
    Elif Shafak: European writers need to be more political
  4. Nadya Tolokno: What you need to know about Putin
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    Nadya Tolokno: What you need to know about Putin
  5. Will Self: Truth, the internet and the individual
    02:58
    Will Self: Truth, the internet and the individual
  6. Lucy Worsley: What did Jane Austen REALLY look like?
    02:21
    Lucy Worsley: What did Jane Austen REALLY look like?
  7. Bettany Hughes on the slave girl who negotiated with Elizabeth I
    02:33
    Bettany Hughes on the slave girl who negotiated with Elizabeth I
  8. Will Self: The death of the novel?
    01:50
    Will Self: The death of the novel?
  9. Bernie Sanders: Most Americans don't agree with President Trump
    06:14
    Bernie Sanders: Most Americans don't agree with President Trump
  10. Ian Rankin: The origins of Rebus
    01:38
    Ian Rankin: The origins of Rebus
  11. Colm Tóibín: I had to build up to the idea of a son killing his mother
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    Colm Tóibín: I had to build up to the idea of a son killing his mother
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