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Tom Holland on why Lord of the Rings is the greatest historical novel
Tom Holland, Bettany Hughes and Peter Stothard on Mary Renault鈥檚 Greek historical novels
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- Sheila Hancock on idealism
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- Terry Waite on finding humour in the darkest of places
- Frank Cottrell Boyce reads from The Astounding Broccoli Boy
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- Meera Syal on The House of Hidden Mothers
- Anne Enright: It's nice to come home to a country I recognise
- Dan and Peter Snow: Introduction to Waterloo
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- Terry Waite on the book he received from a sympathetic guard
- Will Smith on working with Armando Iannucci
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- Tom Holland, Bettany Hughes, Peter Stothard
- Tom Holland: De-radicalising Muhammad
- Vikram Seth
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