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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
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    Maggie O’Farrell on the books that inspired her childhood
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  3. Foil, Arms and Hog
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  4. Inside the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo: Top Secret Drum Corps
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    Inside the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo: Top Secret Drum Corps
  5. Juliette Binoche on why actors are 'different animals'
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    Juliette Binoche on why actors are 'different animals'
  6. Simon McBurney on the joy of performing
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    Simon McBurney on the joy of performing
  7. Alan Johnson on the dangers of being a rural postman
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    Alan Johnson on the dangers of being a rural postman
  8. Heather Holliday swallows swords... and a lightsaber
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    Heather Holliday swallows swords... and a lightsaber
  9. Mexican Writing, An Insider's View with Gabriel Orozco at Edinburgh International Book Festival
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    Mexican Writing, An Insider's View with Gabriel Orozco at Edinburgh International Book Festival
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    Allan Little and Sheena MacDonald read a passage by Michael Frayn
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