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Val McDermid's advice to Nicola Sturgeon and aspiring writers: 'Just do it'
McDermid also tells would-be novelists to forget about writing the perfect first chapter.
  1. Val McDermid's advice to Nicola Sturgeon and aspiring writers: 'Just do it'
    03:27
    Val McDermid's advice to Nicola Sturgeon and aspiring writers: 'Just do it'
  2. Maggie O’Farrell on the books that inspired her childhood
    02:05
    Maggie O’Farrell on the books that inspired her childhood
  3. Liz Lochhead: Credo for working in Scottish theatre
    04:19
    Liz Lochhead: Credo for working in Scottish theatre
  4. Jesse Jackson: 'Can you imagine a state in Germany having the right to fly a Nazi flag?'
    03:11
    Jesse Jackson: 'Can you imagine a state in Germany having the right to fly a Nazi flag?'
  5. Mexican Writing, An Insider's View with Gabriel Orozco at Edinburgh International Book Festival
    57:33
    Mexican Writing, An Insider's View with Gabriel Orozco at Edinburgh International Book Festival
  6. Sylvie Guillem on life after dance
    01:35
    Sylvie Guillem on life after dance
  7. Miren de Miguel sings Morro Ma Prima In Grazia
    05:34
    Miren de Miguel sings Morro Ma Prima In Grazia
  8. Simon McBurney: Welcome to the jungle
    08:33
    Simon McBurney: Welcome to the jungle
  9. Robert Lepage on his Ka show for Cirque du Soleil
    01:45
    Robert Lepage on his Ka show for Cirque du Soleil
  10. Tom Binns performs in the comedy round-up
    09:11
    Tom Binns performs in the comedy round-up
  11. Katherine Ryan, Hosting BBC Presents the Next Big Thing
    00:35
    Katherine Ryan, Hosting BBC Presents the Next Big Thing
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