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Donald Macleod surveys Walton's legacy and plays music from his final years.
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Series of programmes debating and exploring arts and cultural topics.
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the.essay@bbc.co.uk
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4/5. Julia Eccleshare discusses Jacqueline Wilson's thoroughly modern fairytales.
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3/5. Trish Cooke explores the importance of children's books reflecting different cultures.
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2/5. Anne Fine gives a feminist view of the nostalgia for our favourite childhood books.
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1/5. Anthony Horowitz explores family dysfunction through Roald Dahl's Matilda.
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Amit Chaudhuri on the work and influence of Bengali polymath Rabindranath Tagore.
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