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Jackie Kay on tracing her birth parents
The poet tells Nicola Sturgeon about her family.
  1. Jackie Kay on tracing her birth parents
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    Jackie Kay on tracing her birth parents
  2. Reading
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    Reading
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  3. Childhood
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    Childhood
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  4. Writing Books for her Daughter
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    Writing Books for her Daughter
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  5. Scarlet Umbrella
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    Scarlet Umbrella
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  6. The Characters
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    The Characters
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  7. Playing Instruments
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    Playing Instruments
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  8. Q&A
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    Q&A
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  9. Tim Burgess on a chance meeting with Steve Martin
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    Tim Burgess on a chance meeting with Steve Martin
  10. Will Gompertz's Edinburgh 2016 Tips
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    Will Gompertz's Edinburgh 2016 Tips
  11. A disastrous opening night
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    A disastrous opening night
  12. The Haka at the Edinburgh Military Tattoo
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    The Haka at the Edinburgh Military Tattoo
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    Adele Hampton: Speak your own melanin into a mirror
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    'Do you believe in fairies?'
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