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Val McDermid's advice to Nicola Sturgeon and aspiring writers: 'Just do it'
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  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. Robert Lepage on portraying himself in 887
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    Robert Lepage on portraying himself in 887
  4. Trail: BBC at the Edinburgh Festivals 2015
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    Trail: BBC at the Edinburgh Festivals 2015
  5. Robert Lepage
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    Robert Lepage
  6. George the Poet reads See You on the Other Side
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    George the Poet reads See You on the Other Side
  7. Claire Fuller and Nick Holdstock at Edinburgh International Book Festival
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    Claire Fuller and Nick Holdstock at Edinburgh International Book Festival
  8. George the Poet on starting to rap aged 15
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    George the Poet on starting to rap aged 15
  9. Kathryn Joseph sings The Worm
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    Kathryn Joseph sings The Worm
  10. Harriet Kemsley, BBC Presents the Next Big Thing
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    Harriet Kemsley, BBC Presents the Next Big Thing
  11. George the Poet at Edinburgh International Book Festival
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    George the Poet at Edinburgh International Book Festival
  12. Dean Owens sings I Still Miss Someone
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    Dean Owens sings I Still Miss Someone
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