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Frank Cotterell Boyce on the book that inspired the Olympic opening ceremony
The author tells the story of Humphrey Jennings' Pandaemonium
  1. Frank Cotterell Boyce on the book that inspired the Olympic opening ceremony
    03:28
    Frank Cotterell Boyce on the book that inspired the Olympic opening ceremony
  2. Elif Shafak: There are two ways to write a book
    01:51
    Elif Shafak: There are two ways to write a book
  3. Elif Shafak: European writers need to be more political
    02:27
    Elif Shafak: European writers need to be more political
  4. Michael Sheen: Empathy should be our foundation
    04:08
    Michael Sheen: Empathy should be our foundation
  5. Michael Sheen: The Welsh mining community that made the NHS possible
    10:08
    Michael Sheen: The Welsh mining community that made the NHS possible
  6. Lemn Sissay: Why foster care kids make great heroes
    04:59
    Lemn Sissay: Why foster care kids make great heroes
  7. Bill Bailey: Why I love the collective nouns for birds
    02:07
    Bill Bailey: Why I love the collective nouns for birds
  8. Bill Bailey: My grandfather used to set us a bird-watching challenge
    01:50
    Bill Bailey: My grandfather used to set us a bird-watching challenge
  9. Bill Bailey: Why St Kilda haunts my dreams
    03:28
    Bill Bailey: Why St Kilda haunts my dreams
  10. Paula Byrne on Jane Austen adaptations
    03:56
    Paula Byrne on Jane Austen adaptations
  11. Jeanette Winterson: We all need an education in love
    02:14
    Jeanette Winterson: We all need an education in love
  12. Frank Cotterell Boyce: How culture works
    02:34
    Frank Cotterell Boyce: How culture works
  13. Frank Cotterell Boyce: The importance of reading for reading's sake
    03:03
    Frank Cotterell Boyce: The importance of reading for reading's sake
  14. Paul Beatty: Someone gave me a book called the 'Directory of Uncle Toms'
    01:34
    Paul Beatty: Someone gave me a book called the 'Directory of Uncle Toms'
  15. Paul Beatty: LA is such a crazy place
    03:38
    Paul Beatty: LA is such a crazy place
  16. Bernie Sanders: Most Americans don't agree with President Trump
    06:14
    Bernie Sanders: Most Americans don't agree with President Trump
  17. Ian Rankin: Read crime fiction to find out about a culture
    01:43
    Ian Rankin: Read crime fiction to find out about a culture
  18. Ian Rankin: The origins of Rebus
    01:38
    Ian Rankin: The origins of Rebus
  19. Will Self: Truth, the internet and the individual
    02:58
    Will Self: Truth, the internet and the individual
  20. Will Self: The death of the novel?
    01:50
    Will Self: The death of the novel?
  21. Bettany Hughes: Istanbul has been sheltering refugees for 1,700 years
    03:57
    Bettany Hughes: Istanbul has been sheltering refugees for 1,700 years
  22. Bettany Hughes: Protest has always happened in Istanbul
    05:56
    Bettany Hughes: Protest has always happened in Istanbul
  23. James Rhodes' dedication to the people of Manchester
    04:51
    James Rhodes' dedication to the people of Manchester
  24. Stephen Fry: The Enlightenment bit itself on the backside
    02:07
    Stephen Fry: The Enlightenment bit itself on the backside
  25. Bettany Hughes: Why we tell ourselves stories
    01:53
    Bettany Hughes: Why we tell ourselves stories
  26. Chris Riddell on his first Goth Girl book
    06:33
    Chris Riddell on his first Goth Girl book
  27. Neil Gaiman: Writing Doctor Who script made me feel like a god
    02:24
    Neil Gaiman: Writing Doctor Who script made me feel like a god
  28. Stephen Fry: We all just need to grow up
    03:18
    Stephen Fry: We all just need to grow up
  29. Garry Kasparov: Deep Blue was as intelligent as an alarm clock
    03:20
    Garry Kasparov: Deep Blue was as intelligent as an alarm clock
  30. Nadya Tolokno: I read The Gulag Archipelago in prison
    01:43
    Nadya Tolokno: I read The Gulag Archipelago in prison
  31. Tony Robinson: I thought the Blackadder script was rubbish
    03:30
    Tony Robinson: I thought the Blackadder script was rubbish
  32. Helena Kennedy: Why right-wing populism is bad for women
    01:51
    Helena Kennedy: Why right-wing populism is bad for women
  33. Philippe Sands: I stumbled upon an unbelievable coincidence
    05:02
    Philippe Sands: I stumbled upon an unbelievable coincidence
  34. Tracey Emin: The Tent was misunderstood
    03:09
    Tracey Emin: The Tent was misunderstood
  35. Colm T贸ib铆n: I had to build up to the idea of a son killing his mother
    04:10
    Colm T贸ib铆n: I had to build up to the idea of a son killing his mother
  36. Tracey Emin: Art is my life support
    00:58
    Tracey Emin: Art is my life support
  37. Philippe Sands on the Manchester bombing
    01:48
    Philippe Sands on the Manchester bombing
  38. Christina Lamb: The most impressive people campaigning for change are women
    02:37
    Christina Lamb: The most impressive people campaigning for change are women
  39. Colm T贸ib铆n: I try to escape it but my past always ends up in my books
    02:23
    Colm T贸ib铆n: I try to escape it but my past always ends up in my books
  40. Bettany Hughes on the slave girl who negotiated with Elizabeth I
    02:33
    Bettany Hughes on the slave girl who negotiated with Elizabeth I
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