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    Sir Richard Eyre

    5/5Director Sir Richard Eyre on how he was inspired by Angus Calder's book The People's War.

    Tacita Dean

    4/5Artist Tacita Dean on how Marguerite Yourcenar's book Fires changed her life and art.

    Ben Anderson

    3/5Journalist Ben Anderson explains how The Autobiography of Malcolm X inspired him.

    Pauline Black

    2/5Singer Pauline Black discusses Harper Lee's book To Kill a Mockingbird.

    David Simon

    1/5Creator of the TV series The Wire David Simon on the book Let us Now Praise Famous Men.