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Val McDermid's advice to Nicola Sturgeon and aspiring writers: 'Just do it'
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McDermid also tells would-be novelists to forget about writing the perfect first chapter.
  1. Val McDermid's advice to Nicola Sturgeon and aspiring writers: 'Just do it'
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    Val McDermid's advice to Nicola Sturgeon and aspiring writers: 'Just do it'
  2. Val McDermid on the Scottish referendum: 'We wanted to call our house swithering heights'
    02:45
    Val McDermid on the Scottish referendum: 'We wanted to call our house swithering heights'
  3. Dean Owens sings Delia's Gone
    02:48
    Dean Owens sings Delia's Gone
  4. Heather Holliday swallows swords... and a lightsaber
    02:28
    Heather Holliday swallows swords... and a lightsaber
  5. Luke Wright performs Have a Gong
    01:58
    Luke Wright performs Have a Gong
  6. The Harmonium Project
    05:04
    The Harmonium Project
  7. George the Poet reads His Mistakes
    03:48
    George the Poet reads His Mistakes
  8. Funmbi Omotayo, BBC Presents the Next Big Thing
    01:38
    Funmbi Omotayo, BBC Presents the Next Big Thing
  9. The Showstoppers perform a ten minute musical
    10:08
    The Showstoppers perform a ten minute musical
  10. Anneka Rice talks to Simon McBurney
    09:27
    Anneka Rice talks to Simon McBurney
  11. Inside the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo: Massed Pipes and Drums
    06:06
    Inside the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo: Massed Pipes and Drums
  12. Claire Fuller and Nick Holdstock at Edinburgh International Book Festival
    58:34
    Claire Fuller and Nick Holdstock at Edinburgh International Book Festival
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