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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
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    Frank Cotterell Boyce on the book that inspired the Olympic opening ceremony
  2. Michael Sheen: The Welsh mining community that made the NHS possible
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    Michael Sheen: The Welsh mining community that made the NHS possible
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  3. Michael Sheen: Empathy should be our foundation
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  4. Lemn Sissay: Why foster care kids make great heroes
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  5. Bettany Hughes: Istanbul has been sheltering refugees for 1,700 years
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    Bettany Hughes: Istanbul has been sheltering refugees for 1,700 years
  6. Bettany Hughes on the slave girl who negotiated with Elizabeth I
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  8. Jeanette Winterson: We all need an education in love
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    Jeanette Winterson: We all need an education in love
  9. Helena Kennedy: Why right-wing populism is bad for women
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    Helena Kennedy: Why right-wing populism is bad for women
  10. Stephen Fry: We all just need to grow up
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    Stephen Fry: We all just need to grow up
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    Elif Shafak: There are two ways to write a book
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