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Nadya Tolokno: I read The Gulag Archipelago in prison
How Solzhenitsyn's book on Soviet labour camps became contraband during her imprisonment.
  1. Nadya Tolokno: I read The Gulag Archipelago in prison
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    Nadya Tolokno: I read The Gulag Archipelago in prison
  2. Ed Balls: My embarrassing Strictly faux pas
    02:08
    Ed Balls: My embarrassing Strictly faux pas
  3. Ed Balls: Why I did Strictly Come Dancing
    03:24
    Ed Balls: Why I did Strictly Come Dancing
  4. Paul Beatty: Someone gave me a book called the 'Directory of Uncle Toms'
    01:34
    Paul Beatty: Someone gave me a book called the 'Directory of Uncle Toms'
  5. Frank Cotterell Boyce: The importance of reading for reading's sake
    03:03
    Frank Cotterell Boyce: The importance of reading for reading's sake
  6. Bernie Sanders: Most Americans don't agree with President Trump
    06:14
    Bernie Sanders: Most Americans don't agree with President Trump
  7. Stephen Fry: Prepare for a technological reformation
    04:21
    Stephen Fry: Prepare for a technological reformation
  8. James Rhodes' dedication to the people of Manchester
    04:51
    James Rhodes' dedication to the people of Manchester
  9. Michael Sheen: Empathy should be our foundation
    04:08
    Michael Sheen: Empathy should be our foundation
  10. Bettany Hughes on the slave girl who negotiated with Elizabeth I
    02:33
    Bettany Hughes on the slave girl who negotiated with Elizabeth I
  11. Elif Shafak: European writers need to be more political
    02:27
    Elif Shafak: European writers need to be more political
  12. Paula Byrne on Jane Austen adaptations
    03:56
    Paula Byrne on Jane Austen adaptations
  13. Chris Riddell on his first Goth Girl book
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    Chris Riddell on his first Goth Girl book
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