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Musician Martin Carthy on retiring from performing live

Folk musician Martin Carthy speaks about his long career and about his recent decision to retire from live performance following a diagnosis of late-onset Alzheimer's Disease; As a major retrospective of the work of Gwen John goes on display at National Museum Cardiff, the exhibi ...  Show more

Jared Bush, head of Walt Disney Animation Studios, on his record-breaking film Zootropolis 2

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