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Michael Frayn on the idiosyncratic reactions of theatre audiences
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  1. Michael Frayn on the idiosyncratic reactions of theatre audiences
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    Michael Frayn on the idiosyncratic reactions of theatre audiences
  2. Maggie O’Farrell on the books that inspired her childhood
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    Maggie O’Farrell on the books that inspired her childhood
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  4. Mark Steel talks politics and comedy
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    Mark Steel talks politics and comedy
  5. Jesse Jackson: 'Can you imagine a state in Germany having the right to fly a Nazi flag?'
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    Jesse Jackson: 'Can you imagine a state in Germany having the right to fly a Nazi flag?'
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  8. Richard Coles: 'It was our ambition to bring down Margaret Thatcher with pop music'
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    Richard Coles: 'It was our ambition to bring down Margaret Thatcher with pop music'
  9. Liz Lochhead: Credo for working in Scottish theatre
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    Liz Lochhead: Credo for working in Scottish theatre
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