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Simon McBurney on visiting the Amazon
The director talks about visiting the rainforest ahead of the production of his new play
  1. Simon McBurney on visiting the Amazon
    03:13
    Simon McBurney on visiting the Amazon
  2. Simon Cartwright as Bob Monkhouse
    07:45
    Simon Cartwright as Bob Monkhouse
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  3. Mark Steel talks politics and comedy
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    Mark Steel talks politics and comedy
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  4. Dean Owens sings Delia's Gone
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    Dean Owens sings Delia's Gone
  5. Ian Rankin: Crime writers need to cope with Police reorganisation
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    Ian Rankin: Crime writers need to cope with Police reorganisation
  6. Front Row at the Edinburgh Festival
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    Front Row at the Edinburgh Festival
  7. 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'
  8. Alan Johnson on the dangers of being a rural postman
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    Alan Johnson on the dangers of being a rural postman
  9. Jazz Line-Up: Alison Affleck sings Billie Holiday
    11:10
    Jazz Line-Up: Alison Affleck sings Billie Holiday
  10. Simon McBurney on the joy of performing
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    Simon McBurney on the joy of performing
  11. The Magic Flute rebooted by Komische Oper Berlin, Barrie Kosky and British theatre group 1927
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    The Magic Flute rebooted by Komische Oper Berlin, Barrie Kosky and British theatre group 1927
  12. 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'
  13. 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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