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Jul 2009
9m 15s

Writing autobiography

THE OPEN UNIVERSITY
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Three famous biographers, Ex-Speaker Betty Boothroyd, broadcaster Peter White and writer Martin Amis all discuss their experiences writing autobiographies. 
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