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  1. Â鶹Éç Arts at Hay 2015
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    Â鶹Éç Arts at Hay 2015
  2. Simon Schama on the ongoing problems faced by the Jewish people
    05:49
    Simon Schama on the ongoing problems faced by the Jewish people
  3. Simon Schama on Germany's historical relationship with the Jews
    08:05
    Simon Schama on Germany's historical relationship with the Jews
  4. Sandi Toksvig on the need for equal representation for women
    06:34
    Sandi Toksvig on the need for equal representation for women
  5. Oxfam's Mark Goldring calls for a new Magna Carta
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    Oxfam's Mark Goldring calls for a new Magna Carta
  6. Germaine Greer: My best book
    04:42
    Germaine Greer: My best book
  7. Germaine Greer on The Female Eunuch
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    Germaine Greer on The Female Eunuch
  8. Meera Syal on The House of Hidden Mothers
    05:47
    Meera Syal on The House of Hidden Mothers
  9. Dan and Peter Snow: Introduction to Waterloo
    06:18
    Dan and Peter Snow: Introduction to Waterloo
  10. David Mitchell: I'm a fake novelist
    07:40
    David Mitchell: I'm a fake novelist
  11. The Mozart Question: Michael Morpurgo, Daniel Pioro and the Storyteller's Ensemble
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    The Mozart Question: Michael Morpurgo, Daniel Pioro and the Storyteller's Ensemble
  12. The Mozart Question: Michael Morpurgo and Daniel Pioro
    03:09
    The Mozart Question: Michael Morpurgo and Daniel Pioro
  13. Nigel Kennedy on The Four Seasons
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    Nigel Kennedy on The Four Seasons
  14. How Miranda Hart joined Call the Midwife
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    How Miranda Hart joined Call the Midwife
  15. Jenny Agutter: I saw a beautifully crafted character
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    Jenny Agutter: I saw a beautifully crafted character
  16. How Call the Midwife team drew upon their own experiences of motherhood
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    How Call the Midwife team drew upon their own experiences of motherhood
  17. Pippa Harris: Some of our younger crew hadn't realised it was illegal to be gay
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    Pippa Harris: Some of our younger crew hadn't realised it was illegal to be gay
  18. Celia Imrie on the importance of being bored
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    Celia Imrie on the importance of being bored
  19. Terry Waite on the book he received from a sympathetic guard
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    Terry Waite on the book he received from a sympathetic guard
  20. Terry Waite on finding humour in the darkest of places
    01:20
    Terry Waite on finding humour in the darkest of places
  21. Alex Salmond: How the Scottish referendum empowered people
    04:39
    Alex Salmond: How the Scottish referendum empowered people
  22. Alex Salmond on joining the SNP while at university
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    Alex Salmond on joining the SNP while at university
  23. Robert Macfarlane on an extraordinary coincidence
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    Robert Macfarlane on an extraordinary coincidence
  24. Helen Macdonald: I started to dream of goshawks
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    Helen Macdonald: I started to dream of goshawks
  25. Vikram Seth reads his moving poem, Caged
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    Vikram Seth reads his moving poem, Caged
  26. Antonia Fraser on books, reading and becoming a writer
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    Antonia Fraser on books, reading and becoming a writer
  27. Will Smith on working with Armando Iannucci
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    Will Smith on working with Armando Iannucci
  28. Steve Punt & Will Smith: 'Coming out' as comedians
    06:02
    Steve Punt & Will Smith: 'Coming out' as comedians
  29. Neil Gaiman's favourite memory of Terry Pratchett
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    Neil Gaiman's favourite memory of Terry Pratchett
  30. Marcus Brigstocke's poem on climate change
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    Marcus Brigstocke's poem on climate change
  31. Ben & David Crystal's A-Z of Shakespeare
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    Ben & David Crystal's A-Z of Shakespeare
  32. Neil Gaiman: Why illustrators need to be good readers
    03:27
    Neil Gaiman: Why illustrators need to be good readers
  33. Neil Gaiman reveals the real story of Sleeping Beauty
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    Neil Gaiman reveals the real story of Sleeping Beauty
  34. Neil Gaiman's dark secret: A biography of Duran Duran
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    Neil Gaiman's dark secret: A biography of Duran Duran
  35. Women's liberation: William Banks-Blaney on how Coco Chanel used men's underwear
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    Women's liberation: William Banks-Blaney on how Coco Chanel used men's underwear
  36. William Banks-Blaney on Elizabeth Taylor at Studio 54
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    William Banks-Blaney on Elizabeth Taylor at Studio 54
  37. Halcyon Halston days: William Banks-Blaney on the first super-designer
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    Halcyon Halston days: William Banks-Blaney on the first super-designer
  38. Courrèges of his convictions: William Banks-Blaney on the French Space Age designer
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    Courrèges of his convictions: William Banks-Blaney on the French Space Age designer
  39. Silk, sass and shimmer: William Banks-Blaney on Coco Chanel
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    Silk, sass and shimmer: William Banks-Blaney on Coco Chanel
  40. Alan Bennett to the reluctant rescue
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    Alan Bennett to the reluctant rescue
  41. Alan Bennett: The poor don't get much of a look in
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    Alan Bennett: The poor don't get much of a look in
  42. Rose Tremain's brush with Royalty
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    Rose Tremain's brush with Royalty
  43. Rose Tremain on The American Lover
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    Rose Tremain on The American Lover
  44. Mary Portas on growing up on the high street
    03:45
    Mary Portas on growing up on the high street
  45. Anne Enright: It's nice to come home to a country I recognise
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    Anne Enright: It's nice to come home to a country I recognise
  46. Frank Cottrell Boyce reads from The Astounding Broccoli Boy
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    Frank Cottrell Boyce reads from The Astounding Broccoli Boy
  47. Frank Cottrell Boyce's first day at school
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    Frank Cottrell Boyce's first day at school
  48. John Boyne: The first review called it a novel of blush-making vulgarity
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    John Boyne: The first review called it a novel of blush-making vulgarity
  49. John Boyne on why Bruno reads Treasure Island
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    John Boyne on why Bruno reads Treasure Island
  50. Jon Ronson on 'mutual grooming'
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    Jon Ronson on 'mutual grooming'
  51. Jon Ronson on the Stanford prison experiment
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    Jon Ronson on the Stanford prison experiment
  52. Jon Ronson: Can I interview you about your special brain anomaly?
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    Jon Ronson: Can I interview you about your special brain anomaly?
  53. Sandi Toksvig on the great women of history
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    Sandi Toksvig on the great women of history
  54. Sandi Toksvig on her favourite women in fiction
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    Sandi Toksvig on her favourite women in fiction
  55. Sandi Toksvig: My father was fantastically famous
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    Sandi Toksvig: My father was fantastically famous
  56. Sheila Hancock: John was more like The Sweeney than Morse
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    Sheila Hancock: John was more like The Sweeney than Morse
  57. Sheila Hancock on the importance of the arts
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    Sheila Hancock on the importance of the arts
  58. Sheila Hancock on idealism
    01:32
    Sheila Hancock on idealism
  59. Tom Holland: De-radicalising Muhammad
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    Tom Holland: De-radicalising Muhammad
  60. Bettany Hughes reads from The King Must Die
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    Bettany Hughes reads from The King Must Die
  61. Tom Holland on why Lord of the Rings is the greatest historical novel
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    Tom Holland on why Lord of the Rings is the greatest historical novel
  62. Tom Holland: The challenge of writing about periods before the modern novel
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    Tom Holland: The challenge of writing about periods before the modern novel
  63. Germaine Greer: Lady Macbeth is an emptyhead
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    Germaine Greer: Lady Macbeth is an emptyhead
  64. Elderly sex: Germaine Greer on the romance between Cleopatra and Antony
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    Elderly sex: Germaine Greer on the romance between Cleopatra and Antony
  65. Germaine Greer: If the English are sane it's because their national playwright is Shakespeare
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    Germaine Greer: If the English are sane it's because their national playwright is Shakespeare
  66. Karen Armstrong: Freedom was only for selected privileged Europeans
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    Karen Armstrong: Freedom was only for selected privileged Europeans
  67. Kazuo Ishiguro on remembering and forgetting in The Buried Giant
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    Kazuo Ishiguro on remembering and forgetting in The Buried Giant
  68. Yuval Noah Harari: Why money is the most successful story ever told
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    Yuval Noah Harari: Why money is the most successful story ever told
  69. Celebrating difference: Andrew Solomon on parents of exceptional children
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    Celebrating difference: Andrew Solomon on parents of exceptional children
  70. James Rhodes' guide to love
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    James Rhodes' guide to love
  71. James Rhodes on the first time he met Stephen Fry
    02:34
    James Rhodes on the first time he met Stephen Fry
  72. Tenor Ian Bostridge on inspirational pictures and hurdy-gurdy music
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    Tenor Ian Bostridge on inspirational pictures and hurdy-gurdy music
  73. Irvine Welsh on 'Juice' Terry Lawson from A Decent Ride
    03:46
    Irvine Welsh on 'Juice' Terry Lawson from A Decent Ride
  74. Stephen Fry on an unexpected Royal visit
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    Stephen Fry on an unexpected Royal visit
  75. Stephen Fry on Francis Bacon and his 'little man'
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    Stephen Fry on Francis Bacon and his 'little man'
  76. Stephen Fry on the Queen Mother's new television
    02:05
    Stephen Fry on the Queen Mother's new television
  77. Andrew O'Hagan on drawing inspiration from life for The Illuminations
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    Andrew O'Hagan on drawing inspiration from life for The Illuminations
  78. Andrew O'Hagan reads a passage about a firefight in Helmand Province
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    Andrew O'Hagan reads a passage about a firefight in Helmand Province
  79. Cressida Cowell: You can be a writer
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    Cressida Cowell: You can be a writer
  80. Cressida Cowell: Could dragons be real?
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    Cressida Cowell: Could dragons be real?
  81. Cressida Cowell on maps and the writer's imagination
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    Cressida Cowell on maps and the writer's imagination
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