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Anneka Rice talks to Simon McBurney
Simon McBurney reveals the inspiration behind his emotional Edinburgh show, The Encounter.
  1. Anneka Rice talks to Simon McBurney
    09:27
    Anneka Rice talks to Simon McBurney
  2. Heather Holliday swallows swords... and a lightsaber
    02:28
    Heather Holliday swallows swords... and a lightsaber
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  3. Luke Wright performs Have a Gong
    01:58
    Luke Wright performs Have a Gong
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  4. Dean Owens sings Delia's Gone
    02:48
    Dean Owens sings Delia's Gone
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  5. Kathryn Joseph sings The Bird
    03:49
    Kathryn Joseph sings The Bird
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  6. Dean Owens sings I Still Miss Someone
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    Dean Owens sings I Still Miss Someone
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  7. Kathryn Joseph sings The Outtakes
    05:28
    Kathryn Joseph sings The Outtakes
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  8. Kathryn Joseph sings The Worm
    03:03
    Kathryn Joseph sings The Worm
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  9. Phill Jupitus, Alan Cox and Marcus Brigstocke
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    Phill Jupitus, Alan Cox and Marcus Brigstocke
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  10. Funmbi Omotayo, BBC Presents the Next Big Thing
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    Funmbi Omotayo, BBC Presents the Next Big Thing
  11. Poetry Slam Grand Final: Scott Tyrrell
    03:08
    Poetry Slam Grand Final: Scott Tyrrell
  12. Maggie O’Farrell on the books that inspired her childhood
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    Maggie O’Farrell on the books that inspired her childhood
  13. Harriet Kemsley, BBC Presents the Next Big Thing
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    Harriet Kemsley, BBC Presents the Next Big Thing
  14. Fred MacAulay's five festival picks
    01:31
    Fred MacAulay's five festival picks
  15. The Harmonium Project
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    The Harmonium Project
  16. Etgar Keret and Alain Mabanckou at Edinburgh International Book Festival
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    Etgar Keret and Alain Mabanckou at Edinburgh International Book Festival
  17. Robert Lepage on 'choosing the prison' of Shakespeare
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    Robert Lepage on 'choosing the prison' of Shakespeare
  18. 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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