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George the Poet on starting to rap aged 15
George discusses his teenage years at the Edinburgh International Book Festival.
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    George the Poet on starting to rap aged 15
  2. 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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  5. Spencer Jones, BBC Presents the Next Big Thing
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  6. The Magic Flute rebooted by Komische Oper Berlin, Barrie Kosky and British theatre group 1927
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    The Magic Flute rebooted by Komische Oper Berlin, Barrie Kosky and British theatre group 1927
  7. Jazz Line-Up: Corrina Hewat and Dave Milligan
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    Jazz Line-Up: Corrina Hewat and Dave Milligan
  8. Jazz Line-Up: Closing set from the Darius Brubeck Quartet
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    Jazz Line-Up: Closing set from the Darius Brubeck Quartet
  9. Allan Little and Sheena MacDonald read a passage by Michael Frayn
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    Allan Little and Sheena MacDonald read a passage by Michael Frayn
  10. Trail: BBC at the Edinburgh Festivals 2015
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    Trail: BBC at the Edinburgh Festivals 2015
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  12. Kathryn Joseph sings The Bird
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    Kathryn Joseph sings The Bird
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