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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. Robert Lepage on portraying himself in 887
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    Robert Lepage on portraying himself in 887
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  3. Robert Lepage on 'choosing the prison' of Shakespeare
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    Robert Lepage on 'choosing the prison' of Shakespeare
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  4. Robert Lepage on his Ka show for Cirque du Soleil
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    Robert Lepage on his Ka show for Cirque du Soleil
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  5. Claire Fuller and Nick Holdstock at Edinburgh International Book Festival
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    Claire Fuller and Nick Holdstock at Edinburgh International Book Festival
  6. The Harmonium Project
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    The Harmonium Project
  7. Inside the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo: Massed Pipes and Drums
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    Inside the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo: Massed Pipes and Drums
  8. Liz Lochhead: How To Be a Romantic Poet
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    Liz Lochhead: How To Be a Romantic Poet
  9. Jazz Line-Up: Alison Affleck sings Billie Holiday
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    Jazz Line-Up: Alison Affleck sings Billie Holiday
  10. Alexander McCall Smith reads from The Revolving Door of Life
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    Alexander McCall Smith reads from The Revolving Door of Life
  11. Miren de Miguel sings Morro Ma Prima In Grazia
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    Miren de Miguel sings Morro Ma Prima In Grazia
  12. Jazz Line-Up: Darius Brubeck Quartet
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    Jazz Line-Up: Darius Brubeck Quartet
  13. Kathryn Joseph sings The Worm
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    Kathryn Joseph sings The Worm
  14. Jazz Line-Up: Closing set from the Darius Brubeck Quartet
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    Jazz Line-Up: Closing set from the Darius Brubeck Quartet
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