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Episode 2
Episode 2 of 5
Derek Jacobi reads from Jackie Wullschlager's new biography of Marc Chagall.
Inspired by the drawing of a school friend, Chagall persuades his mother to let him enrol in the only art school in town.
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Wed 29 Oct 200800:30
BBC Radio 4
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- Tue 28 Oct 200809:45BBC Radio 4 FM
- Wed 29 Oct 200800:30BBC Radio 4
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