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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. 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
  3. 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
  4. Will Self: The death of the novel?
    01:50
    Will Self: The death of the novel?
  5. 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
  6. Stephen Fry: The Enlightenment bit itself on the backside
    02:07
    Stephen Fry: The Enlightenment bit itself on the backside
  7. Ed Balls: Why I did Strictly Come Dancing
    03:24
    Ed Balls: Why I did Strictly Come Dancing
  8. Philippe Sands: I stumbled upon an unbelievable coincidence
    05:02
    Philippe Sands: I stumbled upon an unbelievable coincidence
  9. Graham Norton: I don't think critics expected my book to be good
    01:31
    Graham Norton: I don't think critics expected my book to be good
  10. Paul Beatty: LA is such a crazy place
    03:38
    Paul Beatty: LA is such a crazy place
  11. Elif Shafak: European writers need to be more political
    02:27
    Elif Shafak: European writers need to be more political
  12. Helena Kennedy: Why right-wing populism is bad for women
    01:51
    Helena Kennedy: Why right-wing populism is bad for women
  13. Christina Lamb: The most impressive people campaigning for change are women
    02:37
    Christina Lamb: The most impressive people campaigning for change are women
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