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Hero or love rat? Jane Austen and procrastination

Posted on July 17, 2013 by Samira Ahmed

I made a Something Understood about Procrastination, focused on heroes. From the world of statecraft we have JFK’s use of delay to avert World War III in the Cuban Missile  Crisis, and in contrast Dr Martin Luther King challenging the … Continue reading →

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The Girl From The Black Country: An interview with Julie Walters

Posted on February 5, 2011 by Samira Ahmed

UPDATE May 19th 2014: Julie Walters was awarded the 2014 BAFTA fellowship last night for her lifetime achievement in acting. In the interview I did with her in 2011 she spoke with real passion about her fear for whether a … Continue reading →

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