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Alexander McCall Smith reads from The Revolving Door of Life
The prolific author reads from his latest novel on Simon Mayo's Radio 2 Book Club.
  1. Alexander McCall Smith reads from The Revolving Door of Life
    03:11
    Alexander McCall Smith reads from The Revolving Door of Life
  2. 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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    Liz Lochhead: How To Be a Romantic Poet
  4. Ali McGregor sings You Shook Me All Night Long
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    Ali McGregor sings You Shook Me All Night Long
  5. Simon McBurney on visiting the Amazon
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    Simon McBurney on visiting the Amazon
  6. George the Poet on starting to rap aged 15
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    George the Poet on starting to rap aged 15
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    Robert Lepage on his Ka show for Cirque du Soleil
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    Harriet Kemsley, BBC Presents the Next Big Thing
  9. Val McDermid on the Scottish referendum: 'We wanted to call our house swithering heights'
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    Val McDermid on the Scottish referendum: 'We wanted to call our house swithering heights'
  10. Stuart Evers and Dorthe Nors at Edinburgh International Book Festival
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    Stuart Evers and Dorthe Nors at Edinburgh International Book Festival
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