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History does not repeat itself
The award-winning writer Hilary Mantel says history is never repeated. But, it can be lived again through art. Taken from her final BBC Reith Lecture recorded in Stratford-Upon-Avon.
First broadcast on The Reith Lectures, 11 July 2017.
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