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Chapter 1
Introduction
Henry Rees-Sheridan joins Andrew Tuck and Robert Bound to predict next week’s news.
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Chapter 2
Stuart Semple
Artist Stuart Semple has created what he believes is the world’s “pinkest-ever pink”. The shade was made available in reaction to fellow artist Anish Kapoor obtaining the rights to use the Vantablack, a shade that he claims is the “blackest material in the universe, after a black hole.” We speak to Semple about why he doesn’t believe colour should be a resource that can be made more difficult to use.
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Chapter 3
Tim Marshall
Foreign-affairs journalist Tim Marshall’s latest book, ‘Worth Dying For: The Power and Politics of Flags’, tells the stories behind some of the world’s most well-loved – and divisive – national symbols. We meet the author.
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Chapter 4
Anna Smith
Film critic Anna Smith talks us through some of the most anticipated film releases of 2017, including musical ‘La La Land’, war drama ‘Dunkirk’ and the risky business of making a sequel to a classic such as ‘Trainspotting’.
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