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Boswell meets Lord Byron at the beginning of his career, and Boswell is sure he can help the young man become a celebrated poet, but does Byron really need his help?

Part 5/5. The imagined writer of Michael Morpurgo's letter is Ginny, who, when the first plane smashed into the North Tower, was waiting on a bench in Central Park for her husband to return from breakfast with their son, their first meeting since a rift seven years previously.

Chris would like to be a better man, but the words in his head never come out right.

Ian McMillan's irreverent literary game with Mark Thomas, Roger McGough, Dillie Keane and Miles Kington. From October 1997.

Harry tries to interest his parents in voluntary work.

Part 3/4. Paris revolutionaries make a fatal stand.

Part 1/3. The tale of a tender moment among the spring flowers for Pacey and her young charge.

Laura Smyth speaks to celebrity guests to find out about the mothers who made them. This week Laura is joined by comedians Sara Barron and Nish Kumar, and boy is it the battle of the big personality mums! We hear all about Sara's mum's main character energy and her mantra 'we're...

The radical comedian offers his humorous assessment of one of the world's most influential scientists. From October 2002.