Claire Fuller and Nick Holdstock at Edinburgh International Book Festival

Val McDermid's advice to Nicola Sturgeon and aspiring writers: 'Just do it'

Val McDermid on the Scottish referendum: 'We wanted to call our house swithering heights'

Katherine Ryan, Hosting BBC Presents the Next Big Thing

George the Poet on starting to rap aged 15

The Magic Flute rebooted by Komische Oper Berlin, Barrie Kosky and British theatre group 1927

Kathryn Joseph sings The Outtakes

Darren Walsh at BBC at the Edinburgh Festivals

Luke Wright performs Have a Gong

Sean Michaels and Anna Smaill at Edinburgh International Book Festival

Tom Binns performs in the comedy round-up

George the Poet reads See You on the Other Side

Michael Frayn on the idiosyncratic reactions of theatre audiences