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Chris Riddell on his first Goth Girl book
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In his last event as Children's Laureate, Riddell answers questions from the audience.
  1. Chris Riddell on his first Goth Girl book
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    Chris Riddell on his first Goth Girl book
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  2. Stephen Fry: Question and answer session
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    Stephen Fry: Question and answer session
  3. 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
  4. Frank Cotterell Boyce: The importance of reading for reading's sake
    03:03
    Frank Cotterell Boyce: The importance of reading for reading's sake
  5. Will Self: The death of the novel?
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    Will Self: The death of the novel?
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. Nadya Tolokno: I read The Gulag Archipelago in prison
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    Nadya Tolokno: I read The Gulag Archipelago in prison
  9. Bettany Hughes: Why we tell ourselves stories
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    Bettany Hughes: Why we tell ourselves stories
  10. Stephen Fry: We all just need to grow up
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    Stephen Fry: We all just need to grow up
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