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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.
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    02:23
    Colm Tóibín: I try to escape it but my past always ends up in my books
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    Stephen Fry: We all just need to grow up
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    Helena Kennedy: Why right-wing populism is bad for women
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