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James Kelman: Too Scottish?
The hugely influential author discusses the marginalisation of Scottish writers.

Edinburgh Nights 2016: Episode 2

  1. James Kelman: Too Scottish?
    03:04
    James Kelman: Too Scottish?
  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
  9. 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
  10. 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
  11. Rappers: Ransom FA
    02:10
    Rappers: Ransom FA
  12. Jackie Kay reads A Lang Promise
    01:46
    Jackie Kay reads A Lang Promise
  13. "I nearly feigned a heart attack"
    01:31
    "I nearly feigned a heart attack"
  14. How it feels to get flyered for your own show
    01:07
    How it feels to get flyered for your own show
  15. Edinburgh Nights: Richard Wilson and Angus Deayton
    08:57
    Edinburgh Nights: Richard Wilson and Angus Deayton
  16. "Spirit of the Fringe"
    00:48
    "Spirit of the Fringe"
  17. Marina Warner: 'Fairy tales are in the DNA of cultures'
    03:15
    Marina Warner: 'Fairy tales are in the DNA of cultures'
  18. The keyboard with a mind of its own
    02:45
    The keyboard with a mind of its own
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