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George the Poet reads His Mistakes
A poem from his collection, Search Party, at the Edinburgh International Book Festival.
  1. George the Poet reads His Mistakes
    03:48
    George the Poet reads His Mistakes
  2. Robert Lepage
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    Robert Lepage
  3. Simon McBurney
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    Simon McBurney
  4. Juliette Binoche
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    Juliette Binoche
  5. Sylvie Guillem
    56:16
    Sylvie Guillem
  6. George the Poet at Edinburgh International Book Festival
    48:19
    George the Poet at Edinburgh International Book Festival
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    Tom Binns performs in the comedy round-up
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    The Magic Flute rebooted by Komische Oper Berlin, Barrie Kosky and British theatre group 1927
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    Poetry Slam Grand Final: Scott Tyrrell
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    Inside the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo: A Bollywood Love Story
  11. Inside the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo: Top Secret Drum Corps
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    Inside the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo: Top Secret Drum Corps
  12. Inside the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo: Massed Pipes and Drums
    06:06
    Inside the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo: Massed Pipes and Drums
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    58:49
    Stuart Evers and Dorthe Nors at Edinburgh International Book Festival
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    Mexican Writing, An Insider's View with Gabriel Orozco at Edinburgh International Book Festival
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    Sean Michaels and Anna Smaill at Edinburgh International Book Festival
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    55:20
    Etgar Keret and Alain Mabanckou at Edinburgh International Book Festival
  17. 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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    04:19
    Liz Lochhead: Credo for working in Scottish theatre
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    03:14
    Liz Lochhead: Mary Queen of Scots Got Her Head Chopped Off
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    Liz Lochhead: How To Be a Romantic Poet
  21. Foil, Arms and Hog
    02:30
    Foil, Arms and Hog
  22. 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'
  23. Val McDermid's advice to Nicola Sturgeon and aspiring writers: 'Just do it'
    03:27
    Val McDermid's advice to Nicola Sturgeon and aspiring writers: 'Just do it'
  24. Richard Coles: 'It was our ambition to bring down Margaret Thatcher with pop music'
    02:23
    Richard Coles: 'It was our ambition to bring down Margaret Thatcher with pop music'
  25. Allan Little and Sheena MacDonald read a passage by Michael Frayn
    02:54
    Allan Little and Sheena MacDonald read a passage by Michael Frayn
  26. Michael Frayn on the idiosyncratic reactions of theatre audiences
    03:37
    Michael Frayn on the idiosyncratic reactions of theatre audiences
  27. Darren Walsh at BBC at the Edinburgh Festivals
    02:16
    Darren Walsh at BBC at the Edinburgh Festivals
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    05:28
    Israel Galván on Lo Real
  29. Jesse Jackson on the Black Lives Matter movement
    02:48
    Jesse Jackson on the Black Lives Matter movement
  30. Jesse Jackson: 'Can you imagine a state in Germany having the right to fly a Nazi flag?'
    03:11
    Jesse Jackson: 'Can you imagine a state in Germany having the right to fly a Nazi flag?'
  31. Jesse Jackson on America's culture of violence
    00:45
    Jesse Jackson on America's culture of violence
  32. Howard Jacobson: I'd rather call myself the Jewish Jane Austen
    02:19
    Howard Jacobson: I'd rather call myself the Jewish Jane Austen
  33. Howard Jacobson on literature and political correctness
    00:01
    Howard Jacobson on literature and political correctness
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    06:24
    Howard Jacobson reads from his novel J
  35. Alan Johnson on Corbyn and Cooper
    04:00
    Alan Johnson on Corbyn and Cooper
  36. Alan Johnson on the dangers of being a rural postman
    03:24
    Alan Johnson on the dangers of being a rural postman
  37. George the Poet on starting to rap aged 15
    02:06
    George the Poet on starting to rap aged 15
  38. George the Poet reads See You on the Other Side
    02:38
    George the Poet reads See You on the Other Side
  39. Simon McBurney on the joy of performing
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    Simon McBurney on the joy of performing
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