The festival's gala section features new works from Bernardo Bertolucci, John Sayles, Notting Hill's Roger Michell and Amores Perros director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu.

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In Poem in October, Thomas describes his walk to the shoulder of Sir John's Hill.

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It is split in to four sections based on Poem in October, describing a walk to nearby St John's Hill.

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"The atmosphere I sense is anger, " says Heritage's John of the thinking on Capitol Hill.

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Professor John Caldwell, the trust's chairman, praised Ms Hill-Tout for leading a major reorganisation at the hospital which led to "substantial improvements to the safety and care of our patients".

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This year's star authors are Grange Hill creator Phil Redmond (script), children's novelist Jacqueline Wilson (story), poet and comedian John Hegley (poetry) and Tony Robinson, in his fictional guise as Baldrick (article).

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