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Colm Tóibín: I try to escape it but my past always ends up in my books
The author on the importance of rebelling against himself as he chooses his next story.
  1. Colm Tóibín: I try to escape it but my past always ends up in my books
    02:23
    Colm Tóibín: I try to escape it but my past always ends up in my books
  2. Tracey Emin: Art is my life support
    00:58
    Tracey Emin: Art is my life support
  3. Tracey Emin: The Tent was misunderstood
    03:09
    Tracey Emin: The Tent was misunderstood
  4. Tracey Emin's proudest moment
    01:26
    Tracey Emin's proudest moment
  5. Helen Fielding: I can say it now, Bridget Jones was me
    02:16
    Helen Fielding: I can say it now, Bridget Jones was me
  6. Ian Rankin: Read crime fiction to find out about a culture
    01:43
    Ian Rankin: Read crime fiction to find out about a culture
  7. Jeanette Winterson: We all need an education in love
    02:14
    Jeanette Winterson: We all need an education in love
  8. Stephen Fry: The Enlightenment bit itself on the backside
    02:07
    Stephen Fry: The Enlightenment bit itself on the backside
  9. Bill Bailey: Why I love the collective nouns for birds
    02:07
    Bill Bailey: Why I love the collective nouns for birds
  10. Christina Lamb: The most impressive people campaigning for change are women
    02:37
    Christina Lamb: The most impressive people campaigning for change are women
  11. 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'
  12. Lucy Worsley: Did Jane Austen ever have sex?
    01:41
    Lucy Worsley: Did Jane Austen ever have sex?
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