Howard Jacobson on literature and political correctness

George the Poet reads His Mistakes

George the Poet reads See You on the Other Side

George the Poet on starting to rap aged 15

Kathryn Joseph sings The Outtakes

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

Val McDermid's advice to Nicola Sturgeon and aspiring writers: 'Just do it'

Luke Wright performs Have a Gong

Poetry Slam Grand Final: Scott Tyrrell

Juliette Binoche on why she hasn't embraced Hollywood

Jesse Jackson: 'Can you imagine a state in Germany having the right to fly a Nazi flag?'

Dean Owens sings I Still Miss Someone

Howard Jacobson: I'd rather call myself the Jewish Jane Austen

Ian Rankin: Crime writers need to cope with Police reorganisation