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"Thespians who have children"
Sophie Willan gives us an insight into the worst bits of the Edinburgh Fringe
  1. "Thespians who have children"
    00:40
    "Thespians who have children"
  2. Squashing Words
    05:58
    Squashing Words
    View More From Authors Live: Steve Cole
  3. Books I’ve Written
    02:35
    Books I’ve Written
    View More From Authors Live: Steve Cole
  4. Making a Leopard Monster
    04:35
    Making a Leopard Monster
    View More From Authors Live: Steve Cole
  5. Superpowers
    08:09
    Superpowers
    View More From Authors Live: Steve Cole
  6. Steve’s Monsters
    02:19
    Steve’s Monsters
    View More From Authors Live: Steve Cole
  7. Making a Monster
    08:35
    Making a Monster
    View More From Authors Live: Steve Cole
  8. Alien Stink Song
    05:04
    Alien Stink Song
    View More From Authors Live: Steve Cole
  9. A disastrous opening night
    04:16
    A disastrous opening night
  10. Lazy Susan give us some Fringe heart breakers
    01:11
    Lazy Susan give us some Fringe heart breakers
  11. First ever fun run
    00:42
    First ever fun run
  12. Tom Ballard on his first Fringe
    00:37
    Tom Ballard on his first Fringe
  13. 'Do you believe in fairies?'
    02:51
    'Do you believe in fairies?'
  14. Alan Cumming on flying to America - for the first time - with Ruby Wax
    02:34
    Alan Cumming on flying to America - for the first time - with Ruby Wax
  15. Andrew Hunter Murray's Fringe picks
    00:44
    Andrew Hunter Murray's Fringe picks
  16. Tim Burgess: What happened when I asked Lou Reed for an autograph
    02:49
    Tim Burgess: What happened when I asked Lou Reed for an autograph
  17. Simple Minds, tower blocks, chainsaws and Faust
    02:57
    Simple Minds, tower blocks, chainsaws and Faust
  18. Adele Hampton: Speak your own melanin into a mirror
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    Adele Hampton: Speak your own melanin into a mirror
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