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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
    03:56
    Paula Byrne on Jane Austen adaptations
  2. Garry Kasparov: Deep Blue was as intelligent as an alarm clock
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    Garry Kasparov: Deep Blue was as intelligent as an alarm clock
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  3. Bill Bailey: Why St Kilda haunts my dreams
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    Bill Bailey: Why St Kilda haunts my dreams
  4. Graham Norton: I don't think critics expected my book to be good
    01:31
    Graham Norton: I don't think critics expected my book to be good
  5. Elif Shafak: European writers need to be more political
    02:27
    Elif Shafak: European writers need to be more political
  6. Stephen Fry: The Enlightenment bit itself on the backside
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    Stephen Fry: The Enlightenment bit itself on the backside
  7. Tony Robinson: I thought the Blackadder script was rubbish
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    Tony Robinson: I thought the Blackadder script was rubbish
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. Frank Cotterell Boyce on the book that inspired the Olympic opening ceremony
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    Frank Cotterell Boyce on the book that inspired the Olympic opening ceremony
  11. Helen Fielding: I can say it now, Bridget Jones was me
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    Helen Fielding: I can say it now, Bridget Jones was me
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