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A walk down 'England’s Lane' with Joseph Connolly

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If you thought 1950s London was full of polite neighbours and cheery Cockneys, Joseph Connolly wants you to think again. The author tells Catherine Nicholson about the intrigue behind the net curtains and shopfronts in his latest novel, "England’s Lane". We also say "au revoir" to Stéphane Hessel, the WWII resistance fighter and inspirational thinker behind the 2010 essay "Indignez-vous". Finally, we check out a movie effort to reconcile Israelis and Palestinians.

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By Catherine Nicholson
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