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Published Oct 2012
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Published May 2012
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by Kate Pullinger
Published Sep 2011
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by Gaynor Arnold
Published Aug 2010
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by Rebecca Stott
Published May 2010
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by Wendy Moore
Published Mar 2010
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by Richard Fortey
Published Sep 2009
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by Peter Ackroyd
Published Jul 2007
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