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Alan Johnson on the dangers of being a rural postman
At the Edinburgh International Book Festival, the MP describes a run-in with a wolfhound.
  1. Alan Johnson on the dangers of being a rural postman
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    Alan Johnson on the dangers of being a rural postman
  2. Poetry Slam Grand Final: Scott Tyrrell
    03:08
    Poetry Slam Grand Final: Scott Tyrrell
  3. Harriet Kemsley, BBC Presents the Next Big Thing
    01:13
    Harriet Kemsley, BBC Presents the Next Big Thing
  4. Robert Lepage
    58:51
    Robert Lepage
  5. Liz Lochhead: Mary Queen of Scots Got Her Head Chopped Off
    03:14
    Liz Lochhead: Mary Queen of Scots Got Her Head Chopped Off
  6. Katherine Ryan, Hosting BBC Presents the Next Big Thing
    00:35
    Katherine Ryan, Hosting BBC Presents the Next Big Thing
  7. Heather Holliday swallows swords... and a lightsaber
    02:28
    Heather Holliday swallows swords... and a lightsaber
  8. Allan Little and Sheena MacDonald read a passage by Michael Frayn
    02:54
    Allan Little and Sheena MacDonald read a passage by Michael Frayn
  9. Jazz Line-Up: Closing set from the Darius Brubeck Quartet
    15:40
    Jazz Line-Up: Closing set from the Darius Brubeck Quartet
  10. Kirsty Logan finds inspiration in the North East coast of Scotland
    04:22
    Kirsty Logan finds inspiration in the North East coast of Scotland
  11. Simon McBurney: Welcome to the jungle
    08:33
    Simon McBurney: Welcome to the jungle
  12. 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'
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