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Helen Fielding: I can say it now, Bridget Jones was me
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Author admits she was too embarrassed to say the iconic character was based on her.
  1. Helen Fielding: I can say it now, Bridget Jones was me
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    Helen Fielding: I can say it now, Bridget Jones was me
  2. Michael Sheen: Empathy should be our foundation
    04:08
    Michael Sheen: Empathy should be our foundation
  3. Tony Robinson: I thought the Blackadder script was rubbish
    03:30
    Tony Robinson: I thought the Blackadder script was rubbish
  4. David Mitchell: The book that changed how I interact with my autistic son
    02:53
    David Mitchell: The book that changed how I interact with my autistic son
  5. 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
  6. Helena Kennedy: Why right-wing populism is bad for women
    01:51
    Helena Kennedy: Why right-wing populism is bad for women
  7. Bettany Hughes: Istanbul has been sheltering refugees for 1,700 years
    03:57
    Bettany Hughes: Istanbul has been sheltering refugees for 1,700 years
  8. Graham Norton: Bill Murray got quite wild
    01:30
    Graham Norton: Bill Murray got quite wild
  9. 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
  10. Michael Sheen: The Welsh mining community that made the NHS possible
    10:08
    Michael Sheen: The Welsh mining community that made the NHS possible
  11. Stephen Fry: Prepare for a technological reformation
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    Stephen Fry: Prepare for a technological reformation
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