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Val McDermid's advice to Nicola Sturgeon and aspiring writers: 'Just do it'
McDermid also tells would-be novelists to forget about writing the perfect first chapter.
  1. 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'
  2. Tom Binns
    09:11
    Tom Binns
  3. Allan Little and Sheena MacDonald read a passage by Michael Frayn
    02:54
    Allan Little and Sheena MacDonald read a passage by Michael Frayn
  4. Foil, Arms and Hog
    02:30
    Foil, Arms and Hog
  5. Kathryn Joseph sings The Outtakes
    05:28
    Kathryn Joseph sings The Outtakes
  6. The Showstoppers perform a ten minute musical
    10:08
    The Showstoppers perform a ten minute musical
  7. Simon McBurney: Welcome to the jungle
    08:33
    Simon McBurney: Welcome to the jungle
  8. George the Poet on starting to rap aged 15
    02:06
    George the Poet on starting to rap aged 15
  9. Poetry Slam Grand Final: Scott Tyrrell
    03:08
    Poetry Slam Grand Final: Scott Tyrrell
  10. Harriet Kemsley, BBC Presents the Next Big Thing
    01:13
    Harriet Kemsley, BBC Presents the Next Big Thing
  11. Spencer Jones, BBC Presents the Next Big Thing
    00:47
    Spencer Jones, BBC Presents the Next Big Thing
  12. Howard Jacobson on literature and political correctness
    00:01
    Howard Jacobson on literature and political correctness
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