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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. 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
  3. Bill Bailey: Why I love the collective nouns for birds
    02:07
    Bill Bailey: Why I love the collective nouns for birds
  4. Bill Bailey: Why St Kilda haunts my dreams
    03:28
    Bill Bailey: Why St Kilda haunts my dreams
  5. Lucy Worsley: Did Jane Austen ever have sex?
    01:41
    Lucy Worsley: Did Jane Austen ever have sex?
  6. Frank Cotterell Boyce: How culture works
    02:34
    Frank Cotterell Boyce: How culture works
  7. Will Self: Truth, the internet and the individual
    02:58
    Will Self: Truth, the internet and the individual
  8. Ed Balls: My embarrassing Strictly faux pas
    02:08
    Ed Balls: My embarrassing Strictly faux pas
  9. Tracey Emin: Art is my life support
    00:58
    Tracey Emin: Art is my life support
  10. Nadya Tolokno: What you need to know about Putin
    03:06
    Nadya Tolokno: What you need to know about Putin
  11. Elif Shafak: European writers need to be more political
    02:27
    Elif Shafak: European writers need to be more political
  12. Paula Byrne on Jane Austen adaptations
    03:56
    Paula Byrne on Jane Austen adaptations
  13. Bettany Hughes: Why we tell ourselves stories
    01:53
    Bettany Hughes: Why we tell ourselves stories
  14. Ian Rankin: The origins of Rebus
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    Ian Rankin: The origins of Rebus
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