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Helen Fielding: I can say it now, Bridget Jones was me
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Author admits she was too embarrassed to say the iconic character was based on her.
  1. Helen Fielding: I can say it now, Bridget Jones was me
    02:16
    Helen Fielding: I can say it now, Bridget Jones was me
  2. 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
  3. Frank Cotterell Boyce: How culture works
    02:34
    Frank Cotterell Boyce: How culture works
  4. 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'
  5. Hay we go!
    00:51
    Hay we go!
  6. Ed Balls: Why I did Strictly Come Dancing
    03:24
    Ed Balls: Why I did Strictly Come Dancing
  7. Jeanette Winterson: We all need an education in love
    02:14
    Jeanette Winterson: We all need an education in love
  8. Philippe Sands: I stumbled upon an unbelievable coincidence
    05:02
    Philippe Sands: I stumbled upon an unbelievable coincidence
  9. Philippe Sands on the Manchester bombing
    01:48
    Philippe Sands on the Manchester bombing
  10. Bettany Hughes: Protest has always happened in Istanbul
    05:56
    Bettany Hughes: Protest has always happened in Istanbul
  11. Ian Rankin: The origins of Rebus
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    Ian Rankin: The origins of Rebus
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