Doris Lessing wins Nobel Prize for Literature (2007) - Newsnight archives

Back in 2007 Doris Lessing won the Nobel Prize for Literature We've been digging through our archives and we found this... including a Kirsty Wark interview with her. More #newsnightarchives here:    • Newsnight - From the archives   Newsnight is the BBC's flagship news and current affairs TV programme - with analysis, debate, exclusives, and robust interviews. Website: www.bbc.co.uk/newsnight YouTube:    / bbcnewsnight   Twitter:   / bbcnewsnight   Facebook:   / bbcnewsnight   Snapchat:   / bbcnewsnight  

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Novelist Doris Lessing reacts to winning the Nobel Prize

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