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Frank Cotterell Boyce: How culture works
The author explains why it's a mistake for the arts to be judged in purely economic terms.
  1. Frank Cotterell Boyce: How culture works
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    Frank Cotterell Boyce: How culture works
  2. Charlotte Rampling: Still seeking out danger
    03:59
    Charlotte Rampling: Still seeking out danger
  3. Lemn Sissay: Why foster care kids make great heroes
    04:59
    Lemn Sissay: Why foster care kids make great heroes
  4. Will Self: The death of the novel?
    01:50
    Will Self: The death of the novel?
  5. Bill Bailey: Why St Kilda haunts my dreams
    03:28
    Bill Bailey: Why St Kilda haunts my dreams
  6. Michael Sheen: Empathy should be our foundation
    04:08
    Michael Sheen: Empathy should be our foundation
  7. Stephen Fry: Prepare for a technological reformation
    04:21
    Stephen Fry: Prepare for a technological reformation
  8. Stephen Fry: We all just need to grow up
    03:18
    Stephen Fry: We all just need to grow up
  9. Bettany Hughes: Istanbul has been sheltering refugees for 1,700 years
    03:57
    Bettany Hughes: Istanbul has been sheltering refugees for 1,700 years
  10. Lucy Worsley: Did Jane Austen ever have sex?
    01:41
    Lucy Worsley: Did Jane Austen ever have sex?
  11. Tracey Emin's proudest moment
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    Tracey Emin's proudest moment
  12. David Mitchell: The book that changed how I interact with my autistic son
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    David Mitchell: The book that changed how I interact with my autistic son
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