Soweto Kinch; Ken Clarke MP; Melanie Lamotte; Alex Bellos

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Nov 16, 201641:54Society & Culture

Ken Clarke MP, jazz saxophonist Soweto Kinch, historian Melanie Lamotte and writer and puzzle-historian Alex Bellos join Libby Purves. Alex Bellos is a writer and broadcaster who writes a maths blog and a puzzle blog for...

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