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Zarah Hussain on The Arabian Nights—The Book that Changed Me

3/5 The artist describes the inspiration of these legendary tales.

2/5 Neurosurgeon and writer Henry Marsh on the influence of Tolstoy's epic novel.

1/5 How journalist and writer Hirsch changed her view of Jean Rhys's novel.

5/5 Paul Morley concludes the series of essays debating music as a civilising force.

4/5 Jameela Siddiqi explores the civilising force of music from an Indian perspective.

3/5 Professor Kofi Agawu examines the civilising force of music from an African perspective.

2/5 Anatomist and osteoarchaeologist Alice Roberts looks at music's humananising force.

1/5 Sir Roger Scruton explores the civilising force of music.

10/10 Simon Beard, from the Centre for the Study of Existential Risk, on AI and Douglas Adams.

9/10 Emma Butcher looks at the view of war in the childhood writings of the Bronte family.