Katherine Ryan, Hosting BBC Presents the Next Big Thing

Howard Jacobson: I'd rather call myself the Jewish Jane Austen

Howard Jacobson reads from his novel J

Howard Jacobson on literature and political correctness

Harriet Kemsley, BBC Presents the Next Big Thing

Michael Che, BBC Presents the Next Big Thing

Juliette Binoche on why actors are 'different animals'

Kirsty Logan finds inspiration in the North East coast of Scotland

Cabaret Acrobat, Danik Abishev

Simon McBurney on the joy of performing

Mexican Writing, An Insider's View with Gabriel Orozco at Edinburgh International Book Festival

Juliette Binoche on why she hasn't embraced Hollywood

Tom Binns performs in the comedy round-up