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Tracey Emin's proudest moment
The artist reveals she started crying when she was invited to exhibit in new Munch museum.
  1. Tracey Emin's proudest moment
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    Tracey Emin's proudest moment
  2. Bernie Sanders: Most Americans don't agree with President Trump
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    Bernie Sanders: Most Americans don't agree with President Trump
  3. Lemn Sissay: Why foster care kids make great heroes
    04:59
    Lemn Sissay: Why foster care kids make great heroes
  4. Stephen Fry: We all just need to grow up
    03:18
    Stephen Fry: We all just need to grow up
  5. Stephen Fry: The Enlightenment bit itself on the backside
    02:07
    Stephen Fry: The Enlightenment bit itself on the backside
  6. Bettany Hughes: Why we tell ourselves stories
    01:53
    Bettany Hughes: Why we tell ourselves stories
  7. Tracey Emin: The Tent was misunderstood
    03:09
    Tracey Emin: The Tent was misunderstood
  8. Tracey Emin: Art is my life support
    00:58
    Tracey Emin: Art is my life support
  9. Garry Kasparov: Deep Blue was as intelligent as an alarm clock
    03:20
    Garry Kasparov: Deep Blue was as intelligent as an alarm clock
  10. Philippe Sands: I stumbled upon an unbelievable coincidence
    05:02
    Philippe Sands: I stumbled upon an unbelievable coincidence
  11. Philippe Sands on the Manchester bombing
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    Philippe Sands on the Manchester bombing
  12. Bettany Hughes on the slave girl who negotiated with Elizabeth I
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    Bettany Hughes on the slave girl who negotiated with Elizabeth I
  13. Bettany Hughes: Protest has always happened in Istanbul
    05:56
    Bettany Hughes: Protest has always happened in Istanbul
  14. Bettany Hughes: Istanbul has been sheltering refugees for 1,700 years
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    Bettany Hughes: Istanbul has been sheltering refugees for 1,700 years
  15. Nadya Tolokno: I read The Gulag Archipelago in prison
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    Nadya Tolokno: I read The Gulag Archipelago in prison
  16. Nadya Tolokno: What you need to know about Putin
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    Nadya Tolokno: What you need to know about Putin
  17. Helena Kennedy: Why right-wing populism is bad for women
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    Helena Kennedy: Why right-wing populism is bad for women
  18. Christina Lamb: The most impressive people campaigning for change are women
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    Christina Lamb: The most impressive people campaigning for change are women
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    Stephen Fry: Question and answer session
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