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Lili la Scala sings The Importance of Being Idle
Cabaret performer Lili la Scala brings it home with her version of The Oasis classic
  1. Lili la Scala sings The Importance of Being Idle
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    Lili la Scala sings The Importance of Being Idle
  2. Howard Jacobson: I'd rather call myself the Jewish Jane Austen
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    Howard Jacobson: I'd rather call myself the Jewish Jane Austen
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  3. Howard Jacobson reads from his novel J
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    Howard Jacobson reads from his novel J
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  4. Howard Jacobson on literature and political correctness
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    Howard Jacobson on literature and political correctness
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  5. Jesse Jackson: 'Can you imagine a state in Germany having the right to fly a Nazi flag?'
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    Jesse Jackson: 'Can you imagine a state in Germany having the right to fly a Nazi flag?'
  6. Cabaret Acrobat, Danik Abishev
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    Cabaret Acrobat, Danik Abishev
  7. Katherine Ryan, Hosting BBC Presents the Next Big Thing
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    Katherine Ryan, Hosting BBC Presents the Next Big Thing
  8. Stuart Evers and Dorthe Nors at Edinburgh International Book Festival
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    Stuart Evers and Dorthe Nors at Edinburgh International Book Festival
  9. Juliette Binoche
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    Juliette Binoche
  10. Kathryn Joseph sings The Bird
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    Kathryn Joseph sings The Bird
  11. Kirsty Logan finds inspiration in the North East coast of Scotland
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    Kirsty Logan finds inspiration in the North East coast of Scotland
  12. Simon McBurney on the joy of performing
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    Simon McBurney on the joy of performing
  13. Claire Fuller and Nick Holdstock at Edinburgh International Book Festival
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    Claire Fuller and Nick Holdstock at Edinburgh International Book Festival
  14. Jazz Line-Up: Alison Affleck sings Billie Holiday
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    Jazz Line-Up: Alison Affleck sings Billie Holiday
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