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Maggie O’Farrell on the books that inspired her childhood
From The Female Gaze event in association with the Edinburgh International Book Festival.
  1. Maggie O’Farrell on the books that inspired her childhood
    02:05
    Maggie O’Farrell on the books that inspired her childhood
  2. Miren de Miguel sings Morro Ma Prima In Grazia
    05:34
    Miren de Miguel sings Morro Ma Prima In Grazia
    View More From Anneka Rice's Edinburgh
  3. Ali McGregor sings Song 2
    02:35
    Ali McGregor sings Song 2
    View More From Anneka Rice's Edinburgh
  4. The Showstoppers perform a ten minute musical
    10:08
    The Showstoppers perform a ten minute musical
    View More From Anneka Rice's Edinburgh
  5. Anneka Rice talks to Simon McBurney
    09:27
    Anneka Rice talks to Simon McBurney
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  6. Ali McGregor sings You Shook Me All Night Long
    02:43
    Ali McGregor sings You Shook Me All Night Long
    View More From Anneka Rice's Edinburgh
  7. Luke Wright performs Have a Gong
    01:58
    Luke Wright performs Have a Gong
  8. The Magic Flute rebooted by Komische Oper Berlin, Barrie Kosky and British theatre group 1927
    07:35
    The Magic Flute rebooted by Komische Oper Berlin, Barrie Kosky and British theatre group 1927
  9. Inside the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo: Top Secret Drum Corps
    07:18
    Inside the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo: Top Secret Drum Corps
  10. Val McDermid's advice to Nicola Sturgeon and aspiring writers: 'Just do it'
    03:27
    Val McDermid's advice to Nicola Sturgeon and aspiring writers: 'Just do it'
  11. Basketball Man on Anneka Rice's Edinburgh
    00:56
    Basketball Man on Anneka Rice's Edinburgh
  12. Howard Jacobson: I'd rather call myself the Jewish Jane Austen
    02:19
    Howard Jacobson: I'd rather call myself the Jewish Jane Austen
  13. Etgar Keret and Alain Mabanckou at Edinburgh International Book Festival
    55:20
    Etgar Keret and Alain Mabanckou at Edinburgh International Book Festival
  14. Robert Lepage on his Ka show for Cirque du Soleil
    01:45
    Robert Lepage on his Ka show for Cirque du Soleil
  15. Robert Lepage on 'choosing the prison' of Shakespeare
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    Robert Lepage on 'choosing the prison' of Shakespeare
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