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Andrew O'Hagan on 'The Illuminations'

Author Andrew O'Hagan explains how an early 20th century female documentary photographer and his time spent with child jihadis in Afghanistan influenced the lead characters in his latest book ‘The Illuminations’.

Filmed by Petros Gioumpasis. Additional photography courtesy of Joe Mulholland, Glasgow; Unicef/Wahidy/2013; and Andrew O'Hagan. Produced and edited by Seb Morton-Clark.