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Colm Tóibín: I try to escape it but my past always ends up in my books
The author on the importance of rebelling against himself as he chooses his next story.
  1. Colm Tóibín: I try to escape it but my past always ends up in my books
    02:23
    Colm Tóibín: I try to escape it but my past always ends up in my books
  2. Ian Rankin: Read crime fiction to find out about a culture
    01:43
    Ian Rankin: Read crime fiction to find out about a culture
  3. Ian Rankin: The origins of Rebus
    01:38
    Ian Rankin: The origins of Rebus
  4. Lucy Worsley: What did Jane Austen REALLY look like?
    02:21
    Lucy Worsley: What did Jane Austen REALLY look like?
  5. Charlotte Rampling: Still seeking out danger
    03:59
    Charlotte Rampling: Still seeking out danger
  6. Nadya Tolokno: I read The Gulag Archipelago in prison
    01:43
    Nadya Tolokno: I read The Gulag Archipelago in prison
  7. Elif Shafak: European writers need to be more political
    02:27
    Elif Shafak: European writers need to be more political
  8. 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'
  9. Tom Daley: The story behind my tattoo
    03:21
    Tom Daley: The story behind my tattoo
  10. Michael Sheen: Empathy should be our foundation
    04:08
    Michael Sheen: Empathy should be our foundation
  11. Bill Bailey: Why I love the collective nouns for birds
    02:07
    Bill Bailey: Why I love the collective nouns for birds
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    Paul Beatty: LA is such a crazy place
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