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Maggie O’Farrell on the books that inspired her childhood
From The Female Gaze event in association with the Edinburgh International Book Festival.
  1. Maggie O’Farrell on the books that inspired her childhood
    02:05
    Maggie O’Farrell on the books that inspired her childhood
  2. Howard Jacobson: I'd rather call myself the Jewish Jane Austen
    02:19
    Howard Jacobson: I'd rather call myself the Jewish Jane Austen
  3. Howard Jacobson reads from his novel J
    06:24
    Howard Jacobson reads from his novel J
  4. Howard Jacobson on literature and political correctness
    00:01
    Howard Jacobson on literature and political correctness
  5. 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'
  6. Robert Lepage on portraying himself in 887
    00:56
    Robert Lepage on portraying himself in 887
  7. Jesse Jackson on America's culture of violence
    00:45
    Jesse Jackson on America's culture of violence
  8. Claire Fuller and Nick Holdstock at Edinburgh International Book Festival
    58:34
    Claire Fuller and Nick Holdstock at Edinburgh International Book Festival
  9. Simon Cartwright as Bob Monkhouse
    07:45
    Simon Cartwright as Bob Monkhouse
  10. 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'
  11. Dean Owens sings I Still Miss Someone
    03:40
    Dean Owens sings I Still Miss Someone
  12. Simon McBurney: Welcome to the jungle
    08:33
    Simon McBurney: Welcome to the jungle
  13. Jesse Jackson: 'Can you imagine a state in Germany having the right to fly a Nazi flag?'
    03:11
    Jesse Jackson: 'Can you imagine a state in Germany having the right to fly a Nazi flag?'
  14. The Showstoppers perform a ten minute musical
    10:08
    The Showstoppers perform a ten minute musical
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