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Sep 2021
1h 12m

BONUS EPISODE! How to Fail: Tanya Reynol...

Elizabeth Day and Sony Music Entertainment
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Today, to mark the publication of my new novel Magpie, I bring you an EXTRA-SPECIAL TREAT in the form of the wonderful Tanya Reynolds.Tanya is a brilliant actress who plays Lily in the hit Netflix show Sex Education and was recently seen on our screens as Mrs Elton in the remake of Emma, starring Anya Taylor-Joy. She's ridiculously talented, an all-round leg ... Show More
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