Kiran Desai phot call at the Man Booker Awards 2007

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Exclusive videos of the Man Booker authors

View video interviews with the 2008 winning, shortlisted and longlisted novelists, as well as footage from the Best of the Booker Prize and other Man Booker events.

Interview with 2008 winner Aravind Adiga

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A compilation showing 40 years of the Booker Prize 2008.10.24
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A video highlighting 40 years of the Booker Prize looking back at various aspects across the years. Compiled by BBC.

Interview with 2008 shortlisted author Linda Grant 2008.10.15
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One of the 2008 shortlisted authors for the Man Booker Prize for Fiction

Interview with 2008 shortlisted author Philip Hensher 2008.10.15
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One of the 2008 shortlisted authors for the Man Booker Prize for Fiction

Interview with 2008 shortlisted author Amitav Ghosh 2008.10.15
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One of the 2008 shortlisted authors for the Man Booker Prize for fiction.

Interview with 2008 shortlisted author Steve Toltz 2008.10.15
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One of the 2008 Shortlisted authors for the Man Booker Prize for Fiction

Interview with 2008 shortlisted author Sebastian Barry 2008.10.15
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One of the 2008 shortlisted authors for the Man Booker Prize for fiction

Interview with 2008 winner Aravind Adiga 2008.10.15
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Interview with the 2008 Winner of the Man Booker Prize for Fiction.

Part 2 of Michael Portillo’s speech at the Man Booker Prize for Fiction dinner 2008.10.14
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The second segment of Michael Portillo’s speech, talks about the six shortlisted titles and how the judges finally came to their decision

Part 1 of Michael Portillo’s speech at the Man Booker Prize for Fiction dinner 2008.10.14
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Shown in two segments, this part of Michael Portillo’s speech discusses the trials of being a judge and how it felt to be involved in the prize.

Aravind Adiga accepts 2008 Man Booker Prize 2008.10.14
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Aravind Adiga’s speech at the Man Booker Prize for Fiction dinner after accepting the 2008 trophy

Salman Rushdie - The Enchantress of Florence 2008.08.15
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Salman Rushdie discusses The Enchantress of Florence as part of the authors@google series in New York

Steve Toltz - A Fraction of the Whole 2008.08.15
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Steve Toltz reads from A Fraction of the Whole

Tom Rob Smith - Child 44 2008.08.15
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The story behind the story.

Tom Rob Smith - Child 44 2008.08.15
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Tom Rob Smith on how Child 44 evolved

Part 5 - Salman Rushdie acceptance speech 2008.07.24
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A message sent from Salman Rushdie talking through his success at winning The Best of the Booker Prize.

Part 4 - Zafar and Milan Rushdie accept on behalf of Salman Rushdie 2008.07.16
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Winner of the Best of the Booker, Salman Rushdie was in the United States on a book tour at time of announcement. In his place both his sons Zafar and Milan attended the ceremony and accepted his award.

Part 3 - Victoria Glendinning, Chair of judges of Best of the Booker 2008.07.16
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Victoria Glendinning discusses the trials and tribulations of judging the special anniversary prize and explains the judge’s reasons for their winning title.

Part 2 - Jonathan Taylor, Chairman on Best of the Booker 2008.07.16
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Jonathan Taylor discusses the anniversary prize and explains how it differs from usual Man Booker awards.

Part 1 - Ion Trewin, Prize administrator introduces the Best of the Booker 2008.07.16
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Ion Trewin introduces Jonathan Taylor, Chairman and the special 40th anniversary prize

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