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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. Sylvie Guillem on life after dance
    01:35
    Sylvie Guillem on life after dance
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  3. Inside the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo: Top Secret Drum Corps
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    Inside the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo: Top Secret Drum Corps
  4. Michael Che, BBC Presents the Next Big Thing
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    Michael Che, BBC Presents the Next Big Thing
  5. Dean Owens sings I Still Miss Someone
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    Dean Owens sings I Still Miss Someone
  6. Cabaret Acrobat, Danik Abishev
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    Cabaret Acrobat, Danik Abishev
  7. Fred MacAulay's five festival picks
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    Fred MacAulay's five festival picks
  8. Anneka Rice talks to Simon McBurney
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    Anneka Rice talks to Simon McBurney
  9. Lili la Scala sings The Importance of Being Idle
    02:56
    Lili la Scala sings The Importance of Being Idle
  10. Heather Holliday swallows swords... and a lightsaber
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    Heather Holliday swallows swords... and a lightsaber
  11. Liz Lochhead: How To Be a Romantic Poet
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    Liz Lochhead: How To Be a Romantic Poet
  12. 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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