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Simon McBurney on the joy of performing
The acclaimed director and writer talks about his role as an on-screen actor.
  1. Simon McBurney on the joy of performing
    01:12
    Simon McBurney on the joy of performing
  2. Liz Lochhead: Credo for working in Scottish theatre
    04:19
    Liz Lochhead: Credo for working in Scottish theatre
  3. Liz Lochhead: Mary Queen of Scots Got Her Head Chopped Off
    03:14
    Liz Lochhead: Mary Queen of Scots Got Her Head Chopped Off
  4. Liz Lochhead: How To Be a Romantic Poet
    03:37
    Liz Lochhead: How To Be a Romantic Poet
  5. Alexander McCall Smith reads from The Revolving Door of Life
    03:11
    Alexander McCall Smith reads from The Revolving Door of Life
  6. Michael Frayn on the idiosyncratic reactions of theatre audiences
    03:37
    Michael Frayn on the idiosyncratic reactions of theatre audiences
  7. Heather Holliday swallows swords... and a lightsaber
    02:28
    Heather Holliday swallows swords... and a lightsaber
  8. Cabaret Acrobat, Danik Abishev
    02:30
    Cabaret Acrobat, Danik Abishev
  9. Luke Wright performs Have a Gong
    01:58
    Luke Wright performs Have a Gong
  10. Inside the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo: A Bollywood Love Story
    03:04
    Inside the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo: A Bollywood Love Story
  11. Mark Steel talks politics and comedy
    09:19
    Mark Steel talks politics and comedy
  12. Ian Rankin: Crime writers need to cope with Police reorganisation
    02:05
    Ian Rankin: Crime writers need to cope with Police reorganisation
  13. Front Row at the Edinburgh Festival
    27:30
    Front Row at the Edinburgh Festival
  14. The Showstoppers perform a ten minute musical
    10:08
    The Showstoppers perform a ten minute musical
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