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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'
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    Val McDermid on the Scottish referendum: 'We wanted to call our house swithering heights'
  3. Simon McBurney
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    Simon McBurney
  4. The Magic Flute rebooted by Komische Oper Berlin, Barrie Kosky and British theatre group 1927
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    The Magic Flute rebooted by Komische Oper Berlin, Barrie Kosky and British theatre group 1927
  5. Simon McBurney on visiting the Amazon
    03:13
    Simon McBurney on visiting the Amazon
  6. Liz Lochhead: Credo for working in Scottish theatre
    04:19
    Liz Lochhead: Credo for working in Scottish theatre
  7. Robert Lepage on his Ka show for Cirque du Soleil
    01:45
    Robert Lepage on his Ka show for Cirque du Soleil
  8. Heather Holliday swallows swords... and a lightsaber
    02:28
    Heather Holliday swallows swords... and a lightsaber
  9. Alan Johnson on Corbyn and Cooper
    04:00
    Alan Johnson on Corbyn and Cooper
  10. Dean Owens sings I Still Miss Someone
    03:40
    Dean Owens sings I Still Miss Someone
  11. Inside the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo: Massed Pipes and Drums
    06:06
    Inside the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo: Massed Pipes and Drums
  12. Simon McBurney on the joy of performing
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    Simon McBurney on the joy of performing
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