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Paula Byrne on Jane Austen adaptations
The author on Austen in film and theatre, from Laurence Olivier to AA Milne to Clueless.
  1. Paula Byrne on Jane Austen adaptations
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    Paula Byrne on Jane Austen adaptations
  2. Will Self: The death of the novel?
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    Will Self: The death of the novel?
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  4. Helen Fielding: I can say it now, Bridget Jones was me
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  5. Stephen Fry: Prepare for a technological reformation
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    Stephen Fry: Prepare for a technological reformation
  6. Philippe Sands: I stumbled upon an unbelievable coincidence
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    Philippe Sands: I stumbled upon an unbelievable coincidence
  7. Colm Tóibín: I try to escape it but my past always ends up in my books
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    Colm Tóibín: I try to escape it but my past always ends up in my books
  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. Frank Cotterell Boyce: How culture works
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    Frank Cotterell Boyce: How culture works
  10. Helena Kennedy: Why right-wing populism is bad for women
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    Helena Kennedy: Why right-wing populism is bad for women
  11. Stephen Fry: The Enlightenment bit itself on the backside
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    Stephen Fry: The Enlightenment bit itself on the backside
  12. Bill Bailey: My grandfather used to set us a bird-watching challenge
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    Bill Bailey: My grandfather used to set us a bird-watching challenge
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