Alexander McCall Smith reads from The Revolving Door of Life

Heather Holliday swallows swords... and a lightsaber

Luke Wright performs Have a Gong

Dean Owens sings Delia's Gone

Kathryn Joseph sings The Bird

Dean Owens sings I Still Miss Someone

Kathryn Joseph sings The Outtakes

Kathryn Joseph sings The Worm

Phill Jupitus, Alan Cox and Marcus Brigstocke

Ian Rankin: Crime writers need to cope with Police reorganisation

Juliette Binoche on why actors are 'different animals'

Kirsty Logan finds inspiration in the North East coast of Scotland

Jazz Line-Up: Corrina Hewat and Dave Milligan

Sylvie Guillem: Life in Progress trailer

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

Richard Coles: 'It was our ambition to bring down Margaret Thatcher with pop music'

Ali McGregor sings You Shook Me All Night Long

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

Alan Johnson on Corbyn and Cooper