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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
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    03:38
    Paul Beatty: LA is such a crazy place
  3. Paul Beatty: Someone gave me a book called the 'Directory of Uncle Toms'
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    Paul Beatty: Someone gave me a book called the 'Directory of Uncle Toms'
  4. James Rhodes' dedication to the people of Manchester
    04:51
    James Rhodes' dedication to the people of Manchester
  5. Bill Bailey: Why I love the collective nouns for birds
    02:07
    Bill Bailey: Why I love the collective nouns for birds
  6. Frank Cotterell Boyce on the book that inspired the Olympic opening ceremony
    03:28
    Frank Cotterell Boyce on the book that inspired the Olympic opening ceremony
  7. Bettany Hughes: Protest has always happened in Istanbul
    05:56
    Bettany Hughes: Protest has always happened in Istanbul
  8. Charlotte Rampling: Still seeking out danger
    03:59
    Charlotte Rampling: Still seeking out danger
  9. Chris Riddell on his first Goth Girl book
    06:33
    Chris Riddell on his first Goth Girl book
  10. Philippe Sands: I stumbled upon an unbelievable coincidence
    05:02
    Philippe Sands: I stumbled upon an unbelievable coincidence
  11. Bettany Hughes: Why we tell ourselves stories
    01:53
    Bettany Hughes: Why we tell ourselves stories
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    Elif Shafak: European writers need to be more political
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