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Howard Jacobson: I'd rather call myself the Jewish Jane Austen
The author talks about love at Edinburgh International Book Festival
  1. Howard Jacobson: I'd rather call myself the Jewish Jane Austen
    02:19
    Howard Jacobson: I'd rather call myself the Jewish Jane Austen
  2. George the Poet reads His Mistakes
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    George the Poet reads His Mistakes
  3. Heather Holliday swallows swords... and a lightsaber
    02:28
    Heather Holliday swallows swords... and a lightsaber
  4. Mexican Writing, An Insider's View with Gabriel Orozco at Edinburgh International Book Festival
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    Mexican Writing, An Insider's View with Gabriel Orozco at Edinburgh International Book Festival
  5. Simon Cartwright as Bob Monkhouse
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    Simon Cartwright as Bob Monkhouse
  6. Alan Johnson on Corbyn and Cooper
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    Alan Johnson on Corbyn and Cooper
  7. Kathryn Joseph sings The Worm
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    Kathryn Joseph sings The Worm
  8. Robert Lepage on portraying himself in 887
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    Robert Lepage on portraying himself in 887
  9. Jazz Line-Up: The Darius Brubeck Quartet perform Take Five
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    Jazz Line-Up: The Darius Brubeck Quartet perform Take Five
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    Michael Frayn on the idiosyncratic reactions of theatre audiences
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