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Val McDermid's advice to Nicola Sturgeon and aspiring writers: 'Just do it'
McDermid also tells would-be novelists to forget about writing the perfect first chapter.
  1. 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'
  2. George the Poet reads His Mistakes
    03:48
    George the Poet reads His Mistakes
  3. George the Poet reads See You on the Other Side
    02:38
    George the Poet reads See You on the Other Side
  4. George the Poet on starting to rap aged 15
    02:06
    George the Poet on starting to rap aged 15
  5. The Magic Flute rebooted by Komische Oper Berlin, Barrie Kosky and British theatre group 1927
    07:35
    The Magic Flute rebooted by Komische Oper Berlin, Barrie Kosky and British theatre group 1927
  6. Ali McGregor sings Song 2
    02:35
    Ali McGregor sings Song 2
  7. Basketball Man on Anneka Rice's Edinburgh
    00:56
    Basketball Man on Anneka Rice's Edinburgh
  8. Jazz Line-Up: Corrina Hewat and Dave Milligan
    10:50
    Jazz Line-Up: Corrina Hewat and Dave Milligan
  9. Tom Binns performs in the comedy round-up
    09:11
    Tom Binns performs in the comedy round-up
  10. Howard Jacobson: I'd rather call myself the Jewish Jane Austen
    02:19
    Howard Jacobson: I'd rather call myself the Jewish Jane Austen
  11. Alexander McCall Smith reads from The Revolving Door of Life
    03:11
    Alexander McCall Smith reads from The Revolving Door of Life
  12. Kathryn Joseph sings The Worm
    03:03
    Kathryn Joseph sings The Worm
  13. Front Row at the Edinburgh Festival
    27:30
    Front Row at the Edinburgh Festival
  14. Inside the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo: Massed Pipes and Drums
    06:06
    Inside the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo: Massed Pipes and Drums
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