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Colm Tóibín: I had to build up to the idea of a son killing his mother
The writer explains the challenges of retelling a Greek drama.
  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. Bill Bailey: Why I love the collective nouns for birds
    02:07
    Bill Bailey: Why I love the collective nouns for birds
  4. Bill Bailey: Why St Kilda haunts my dreams
    03:28
    Bill Bailey: Why St Kilda haunts my dreams
  5. Ian Rankin: Read crime fiction to find out about a culture
    01:43
    Ian Rankin: Read crime fiction to find out about a culture
  6. Elif Shafak: There are two ways to write a book
    01:51
    Elif Shafak: There are two ways to write a book
  7. Stephen Fry: The Enlightenment bit itself on the backside
    02:07
    Stephen Fry: The Enlightenment bit itself on the backside
  8. Chris Riddell on his first Goth Girl book
    06:33
    Chris Riddell on his first Goth Girl book
  9. Paul Beatty: LA is such a crazy place
    03:38
    Paul Beatty: LA is such a crazy place
  10. Frank Cotterell Boyce: How culture works
    02:34
    Frank Cotterell Boyce: How culture works
  11. Paula Byrne on Jane Austen adaptations
    03:56
    Paula Byrne on Jane Austen adaptations
  12. Nicholas Hytner: How Iraq shaped audience reaction to Henry V
    05:19
    Nicholas Hytner: How Iraq shaped audience reaction to Henry V
  13. Tom Daley: The story behind my tattoo
    03:21
    Tom Daley: The story behind my tattoo
  14. Ed Balls: Why I did Strictly Come Dancing
    03:24
    Ed Balls: Why I did Strictly Come Dancing
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