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Jackie Kay reads A Lang Promise
The Scottish Makar reads one of her poems at the Edinburgh International Book Festival.
  1. Jackie Kay reads A Lang Promise
    01:46
    Jackie Kay reads A Lang Promise
  2. Reading
    04:11
    Reading
  3. Childhood
    05:49
    Childhood
  4. Writing Books for her Daughter
    04:53
    Writing Books for her Daughter
  5. Scarlet Umbrella
    04:17
    Scarlet Umbrella
  6. The Characters
    04:10
    The Characters
  7. Playing Instruments
    03:50
    Playing Instruments
  8. Q&A
    03:47
    Q&A
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    02:49
    Tim Burgess: What happened when I asked Lou Reed for an autograph
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    02:13
    'Just watch the hands': The genius of Boulez's conducting
  11. Political poetry and the rise of xenophobia
    03:16
    Political poetry and the rise of xenophobia
  12. "Music can change your hair"
    01:07
    "Music can change your hair"
  13. "I couldn't have loved that family anymore"
    01:24
    "I couldn't have loved that family anymore"
  14. Asking are you in or out
    00:43
    Asking are you in or out
  15. Rock 'n' Roll at the Edinburgh Fringe
    00:55
    Rock 'n' Roll at the Edinburgh Fringe
  16. Tim Burgess on a chance meeting with Steve Martin
    02:34
    Tim Burgess on a chance meeting with Steve Martin
  17. Malaika Kegode: I tried to stop writing about you
    02:55
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