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Ian Rankin: Crime writers need to cope with Police reorganisation
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The creator of Rebus reveals the impact of Scotland's new Police force on his writing.
  1. Ian Rankin: Crime writers need to cope with Police reorganisation
    02:05
    Ian Rankin: Crime writers need to cope with Police reorganisation
  2. Alexander McCall Smith reads from The Revolving Door of Life
    03:11
    Alexander McCall Smith reads from The Revolving Door of Life
  3. Kirsty Logan finds inspiration in the North East coast of Scotland
    04:22
    Kirsty Logan finds inspiration in the North East coast of Scotland
  4. Michael Che, BBC Presents the Next Big Thing
    01:32
    Michael Che, BBC Presents the Next Big Thing
  5. George the Poet on starting to rap aged 15
    02:06
    George the Poet on starting to rap aged 15
  6. Jesse Jackson on America's culture of violence
    00:45
    Jesse Jackson on America's culture of violence
  7. Simon McBurney on visiting the Amazon
    03:13
    Simon McBurney on visiting the Amazon
  8. Mark Steel talks politics and comedy
    09:19
    Mark Steel talks politics and comedy
  9. Alan Johnson on the dangers of being a rural postman
    03:24
    Alan Johnson on the dangers of being a rural postman
  10. George the Poet at Edinburgh International Book Festival
    48:19
    George the Poet at Edinburgh International Book Festival
  11. Val McDermid on the Scottish referendum: 'We wanted to call our house swithering heights'
    02:45
    Val McDermid on the Scottish referendum: 'We wanted to call our house swithering heights'
  12. Fred MacAulay's five festival picks
    01:31
    Fred MacAulay's five festival picks
  13. Dean Owens sings Delia's Gone
    02:48
    Dean Owens sings Delia's Gone
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