Inside the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo: Massed Pipes and Drums

Michael Frayn on the idiosyncratic reactions of theatre audiences

Allan Little and Sheena MacDonald read a passage by Michael Frayn

Katherine Ryan, Hosting BBC Presents the Next Big Thing

Mexican Writing, An Insider's View with Gabriel Orozco at Edinburgh International Book Festival

Howard Jacobson on literature and political correctness

Etgar Keret and Alain Mabanckou at Edinburgh International Book Festival

Val McDermid on the Scottish referendum: 'We wanted to call our house swithering heights'

Liz Lochhead: Credo for working in Scottish theatre

George the Poet reads His Mistakes

Tom Binns performs in the comedy round-up

Fred MacAulay's five festival picks

Robert Lepage on his Ka show for Cirque du Soleil