Simon Callow can remember vividly the day, aged six, he learned how to read. It's a day that changed his life forever. "I actually started quite late," admits the award-winning actor and director, ...

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Somewhere in an old drawer, maybe in that box under the bed, or perhaps in the suitcase in the loft, there is a ripped and dusty and sad-looking book. The spine has come loose, the sun has drained the ...