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In an arts programme, my job was to go where the talent was. And the talent was in popular culture.

- Melvyn Bragg
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Melvyn Bragg
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In an arts programme, my job was to go where the talent was. And the talent was in popular culture.

In an arts programme, my job was to go where the talent was. And the talent was in popular culture.

In an arts programme, my job was to go where the talent was. And the talent was in popular culture.

In an arts programme, my job was to go where the talent was. And the talent was in popular culture.

In an arts programme, my job was to go where the talent was. And the talent was in popular culture.

In an arts programme, my job was to go where the talent was. And the talent was in popular culture.

In an arts programme, my job was to go where the talent was. And the talent was in popular culture.

In an arts programme, my job was to go where the talent was. And the talent was in popular culture.

In an arts programme, my job was to go where the talent was. And the talent was in popular culture.

In an arts programme, my job was to go where the talent was. And the talent was in popular culture.

In an arts programme, my job was to go where the talent was. And the talent was in popular culture.

In an arts programme, my job was to go where the talent was. And the talent was in popular culture.

In an arts programme, my job was to go where the talent was. And the talent was in popular culture.

In an arts programme, my job was to go where the talent was. And the talent was in popular culture.

In an arts programme, my job was to go where the talent was. And the talent was in popular culture.