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Colm Tóibín: I try to escape it but my past always ends up in my books
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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. Colm Tóibín: I had to build up to the idea of a son killing his mother
    04:10
    Colm Tóibín: I had to build up to the idea of a son killing his mother
  3. Paul Beatty: LA is such a crazy place
    03:38
    Paul Beatty: LA is such a crazy place
  4. Will Self: The death of the novel?
    01:50
    Will Self: The death of the novel?
  5. Tony Robinson: I thought the Blackadder script was rubbish
    03:30
    Tony Robinson: I thought the Blackadder script was rubbish
  6. Bettany Hughes: Why we tell ourselves stories
    01:53
    Bettany Hughes: Why we tell ourselves stories
  7. Philippe Sands on the Manchester bombing
    01:48
    Philippe Sands on the Manchester bombing
  8. Elif Shafak: There are two ways to write a book
    01:51
    Elif Shafak: There are two ways to write a book
  9. Ed Balls: My embarrassing Strictly faux pas
    02:08
    Ed Balls: My embarrassing Strictly faux pas
  10. Tom Daley: The story behind my tattoo
    03:21
    Tom Daley: The story behind my tattoo
  11. James Rhodes' dedication to the people of Manchester
    04:51
    James Rhodes' dedication to the people of Manchester
  12. Tracey Emin: Art is my life support
    00:58
    Tracey Emin: Art is my life support
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