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George the Poet on starting to rap aged 15
George discusses his teenage years at the Edinburgh International Book Festival.
  1. George the Poet on starting to rap aged 15
    02:06
    George the Poet on starting to rap aged 15
  2. Alexander McCall Smith reads from The Revolving Door of Life
    03:11
    Alexander McCall Smith reads from The Revolving Door of Life
  3. Ali McGregor sings You Shook Me All Night Long
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    Ali McGregor sings You Shook Me All Night Long
  4. Juliette Binoche on why actors are 'different animals'
    01:59
    Juliette Binoche on why actors are 'different animals'
  5. Allan Little and Sheena MacDonald read a passage by Michael Frayn
    02:54
    Allan Little and Sheena MacDonald read a passage by Michael Frayn
  6. Stuart Evers and Dorthe Nors at Edinburgh International Book Festival
    58:49
    Stuart Evers and Dorthe Nors at Edinburgh International Book Festival
  7. The Harmonium Project
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    The Harmonium Project
  8. 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'
  9. George the Poet reads His Mistakes
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    George the Poet reads His Mistakes
  10. Val McDermid on the Scottish referendum: 'We wanted to call our house swithering heights'
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    Val McDermid on the Scottish referendum: 'We wanted to call our house swithering heights'
  11. Kathryn Joseph sings The Bird
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    Kathryn Joseph sings The Bird
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