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Maggie O’Farrell on the books that inspired her childhood
From The Female Gaze event in association with the Edinburgh International Book Festival.
  1. Maggie O’Farrell on the books that inspired her childhood
    02:05
    Maggie O’Farrell on the books that inspired her childhood
  2. George the Poet reads His Mistakes
    03:48
    George the Poet reads His Mistakes
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  3. George the Poet reads See You on the Other Side
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    George the Poet reads See You on the Other Side
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  4. George the Poet on starting to rap aged 15
    02:06
    George the Poet on starting to rap aged 15
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  5. Sean Michaels and Anna Smaill at Edinburgh International Book Festival
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    Sean Michaels and Anna Smaill at Edinburgh International Book Festival
  6. Fred MacAulay's five festival picks
    01:31
    Fred MacAulay's five festival picks
  7. Darren Walsh at BBC at the Edinburgh Festivals
    02:16
    Darren Walsh at BBC at the Edinburgh Festivals
  8. 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'
  9. Cabaret Acrobat, Danik Abishev
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    Cabaret Acrobat, Danik Abishev
  10. Ian Rankin: Crime writers need to cope with Police reorganisation
    02:05
    Ian Rankin: Crime writers need to cope with Police reorganisation
  11. Howard Jacobson on literature and political correctness
    00:01
    Howard Jacobson on literature and political correctness
  12. Kathryn Joseph sings The Bird
    03:49
    Kathryn Joseph sings The Bird
  13. Bernat Klein and Kwang Young Chun at Dovecot Gallery
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    Bernat Klein and Kwang Young Chun at Dovecot Gallery

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  14. 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'
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