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Alan Johnson on the dangers of being a rural postman
At the Edinburgh International Book Festival, the MP describes a run-in with a wolfhound.
  1. Alan Johnson on the dangers of being a rural postman
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    Alan Johnson on the dangers of being a rural postman
  2. Inside the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo: Top Secret Drum Corps
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  3. Inside the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo: A Bollywood Love Story
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  4. Inside the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo: Massed Pipes and Drums
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  5. Phill Jupitus, Alan Cox and Marcus Brigstocke
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    Phill Jupitus, Alan Cox and Marcus Brigstocke
  6. Kathryn Joseph sings The Worm
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    Kathryn Joseph sings The Worm
  7. Juliette Binoche
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    Juliette Binoche
  8. Miren de Miguel sings Morro Ma Prima In Grazia
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    Miren de Miguel sings Morro Ma Prima In Grazia
  9. Richard Coles: 'It was our ambition to bring down Margaret Thatcher with pop music'
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    Richard Coles: 'It was our ambition to bring down Margaret Thatcher with pop music'
  10. Kathryn Joseph sings The Bird
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    Kathryn Joseph sings The Bird
  11. Val McDermid's advice to Nicola Sturgeon and aspiring writers: 'Just do it'
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    Val McDermid's advice to Nicola Sturgeon and aspiring writers: 'Just do it'
  12. Simon McBurney: Welcome to the jungle
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    Simon McBurney: Welcome to the jungle
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