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Maggie O’Farrell on the books that inspired her childhood
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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
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  2. Ali McGregor sings Song 2
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    Ali McGregor sings Song 2
  3. Front Row at the Edinburgh Festival
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    Front Row at the Edinburgh Festival
  4. Inside the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo: Massed Pipes and Drums
    06:06
    Inside the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo: Massed Pipes and Drums
  5. Ian Rankin: Crime writers need to cope with Police reorganisation
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    Ian Rankin: Crime writers need to cope with Police reorganisation
  6. 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
  7. Sean Michaels and Anna Smaill at Edinburgh International Book Festival
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    Sean Michaels and Anna Smaill at Edinburgh International Book Festival
  8. Kathryn Joseph sings The Worm
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    Kathryn Joseph sings The Worm
  9. Kirsty Logan finds inspiration in the North East coast of Scotland
    04:22
    Kirsty Logan finds inspiration in the North East coast of Scotland
  10. Inside the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo: A Bollywood Love Story
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    Inside the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo: A Bollywood Love Story
  11. Dean Owens sings I Still Miss Someone
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    Dean Owens sings I Still Miss Someone
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