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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 Frayn on the idiosyncratic reactions of theatre audiences
    03:37
    Michael Frayn on the idiosyncratic reactions of theatre audiences
  5. Simon McBurney: Welcome to the jungle
    08:33
    Simon McBurney: Welcome to the jungle
  6. Simon McBurney on visiting the Amazon
    03:13
    Simon McBurney on visiting the Amazon
  7. Sylvie Guillem on life after dance
    01:35
    Sylvie Guillem on life after dance
  8. Howard Jacobson on literature and political correctness
    00:01
    Howard Jacobson on literature and political correctness
  9. Jazz Line-Up: Closing set from the Darius Brubeck Quartet
    15:40
    Jazz Line-Up: Closing set from the Darius Brubeck Quartet
  10. Howard Jacobson: I'd rather call myself the Jewish Jane Austen
    02:19
    Howard Jacobson: I'd rather call myself the Jewish Jane Austen
  11. George the Poet at Edinburgh International Book Festival
    48:19
    George the Poet at Edinburgh International Book Festival
  12. Poetry Slam Grand Final: Scott Tyrrell
    03:08
    Poetry Slam Grand Final: Scott Tyrrell
  13. Jazz Line-Up: Alison Affleck sings Billie Holiday
    11:10
    Jazz Line-Up: Alison Affleck sings Billie Holiday
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