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Howard Jacobson reads from his novel J
The author in session at the 2015 Edinburgh International Book Festival
  1. Howard Jacobson reads from his novel J
    06:24
    Howard Jacobson reads from his novel J
  2. Ian Rankin: Crime writers need to cope with Police reorganisation
    02:05
    Ian Rankin: Crime writers need to cope with Police reorganisation
    View More From Radio 2 Book Club with Simon Mayo
  3. Alexander McCall Smith reads from The Revolving Door of Life
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    Alexander McCall Smith reads from The Revolving Door of Life
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  4. Kirsty Logan finds inspiration in the North East coast of Scotland
    04:22
    Kirsty Logan finds inspiration in the North East coast of Scotland
    View More From Radio 2 Book Club with Simon Mayo
  5. Jazz Line-Up: Closing set from the Darius Brubeck Quartet
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    Jazz Line-Up: Closing set from the Darius Brubeck Quartet
  6. Jazz Line-Up: The Darius Brubeck Quartet perform Take Five
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    Jazz Line-Up: The Darius Brubeck Quartet perform Take Five
  7. Israel Galván on Lo Real
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    Israel Galván on Lo Real
  8. Inside the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo: Top Secret Drum Corps
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    Inside the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo: Top Secret Drum Corps
  9. Alan Johnson on the dangers of being a rural postman
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    Alan Johnson on the dangers of being a rural postman
  10. George the Poet reads See You on the Other Side
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    George the Poet reads See You on the Other Side
  11. Heather Holliday swallows swords... and a lightsaber
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    Heather Holliday swallows swords... and a lightsaber
  12. Juliette Binoche on why actors are 'different animals'
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    Juliette Binoche on why actors are 'different animals'
  13. George the Poet on starting to rap aged 15
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    George the Poet on starting to rap aged 15
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