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Saturday, Sep 3

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Tinker, tailor, writer, spy: the many lives of John le Carré, in his own words

In an exclusive extract from his memoir, The Pigeon Tunnel, Britain’s greatest spy novelist talks family, foes and famous friends

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Damian Lewis reads John le Carré's Our Kind of Traitor – video

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Warning: this video contains explicit language

Friday, Sep 2

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Rachel Weisz reads from John le Carré's The Constant Gardener – video

To celebrate the publication of John le Carré’s first memoir The Pigeon Tunnel this month, actor Rachel Weisz reads from the author’s 2001 novel The Constant Gardener. Weisz won an Oscar for her role in the 2006 film adaptation

Monday, Aug 22

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Tom Hiddleston reads from John le Carré's The Night Manager – video

To celebrate the publication of John le Carré’s first memoir, Tom Hiddleston reads from The Night Manager. Don’t miss other leading actors reading le Carré’s work, and an exclusive extract from The Pigeon Tunnel: Stories from My Life …