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Simon McBurney on visiting the Amazon
The director talks about visiting the rainforest ahead of the production of his new play
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    Simon McBurney on visiting the Amazon
  2. Val McDermid's advice to Nicola Sturgeon and aspiring writers: 'Just do it'
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  4. Mark Steel talks politics and comedy
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  5. Jazz Line-Up: The Darius Brubeck Quartet perform Take Five
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  8. Sean Michaels and Anna Smaill at Edinburgh International Book Festival
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    Kathryn Joseph sings The Bird
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