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George the Poet reads His Mistakes
A poem from his collection, Search Party, at the Edinburgh International Book Festival.
  1. George the Poet reads His Mistakes
    03:48
    George the Poet reads His Mistakes
  2. Liz Lochhead: Credo for working in Scottish theatre
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    Liz Lochhead: Credo for working in Scottish theatre
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  3. Liz Lochhead: Mary Queen of Scots Got Her Head Chopped Off
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    Liz Lochhead: Mary Queen of Scots Got Her Head Chopped Off
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  4. Liz Lochhead: How To Be a Romantic Poet
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    Liz Lochhead: How To Be a Romantic Poet
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  5. Foil, Arms and Hog
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    Foil, Arms and Hog
  6. Kathryn Joseph sings The Outtakes
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    Kathryn Joseph sings The Outtakes
  7. Fred MacAulay's five festival picks
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    Fred MacAulay's five festival picks
  8. Sylvie Guillem on life after dance
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    Sylvie Guillem on life after dance
  9. Miren de Miguel sings Morro Ma Prima In Grazia
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    Miren de Miguel sings Morro Ma Prima In Grazia
  10. Jazz Line-Up: Darius Brubeck Quartet
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    Jazz Line-Up: Darius Brubeck Quartet
  11. Howard Jacobson: I'd rather call myself the Jewish Jane Austen
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    Howard Jacobson: I'd rather call myself the Jewish Jane Austen
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    The Showstoppers perform a ten minute musical
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    Funmbi Omotayo, BBC Presents the Next Big Thing
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