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Jesse Jackson on America's culture of violence
Jackson talks about gun control and the levels of violence in America.
  1. Jesse Jackson on America's culture of violence
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    Jesse Jackson on America's culture of violence
  2. Ian Rankin: Crime writers need to cope with Police reorganisation
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    Ian Rankin: Crime writers need to cope with Police reorganisation
    View More From Radio 2 Book Club with Simon Mayo
  3. Alexander McCall Smith reads from The Revolving Door of Life
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    Alexander McCall Smith reads from The Revolving Door of Life
    View More From Radio 2 Book Club with Simon Mayo
  4. Kirsty Logan finds inspiration in the North East coast of Scotland
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    Kirsty Logan finds inspiration in the North East coast of Scotland
    View More From Radio 2 Book Club with Simon Mayo
  5. George the Poet on starting to rap aged 15
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    George the Poet on starting to rap aged 15
  6. George the Poet reads His Mistakes
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    George the Poet reads His Mistakes
  7. Alan Johnson on the dangers of being a rural postman
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    Alan Johnson on the dangers of being a rural postman
  8. Simon McBurney on the joy of performing
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    Simon McBurney on the joy of performing
  9. Mexican Writing, An Insider's View with Gabriel Orozco at Edinburgh International Book Festival
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    Mexican Writing, An Insider's View with Gabriel Orozco at Edinburgh International Book Festival
  10. Michael Che, BBC Presents the Next Big Thing
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    Michael Che, BBC Presents the Next Big Thing
  11. Robert Lepage on 'choosing the prison' of Shakespeare
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    Robert Lepage on 'choosing the prison' of Shakespeare
  12. Jazz Line-Up: Corrina Hewat and Dave Milligan
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    Jazz Line-Up: Corrina Hewat and Dave Milligan
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    Anneka Rice talks to Simon McBurney
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