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Val McDermid's advice to Nicola Sturgeon and aspiring writers: 'Just do it'
McDermid also tells would-be novelists to forget about writing the perfect first chapter.
  1. 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'
  2. Miren de Miguel sings Morro Ma Prima In Grazia
    05:34
    Miren de Miguel sings Morro Ma Prima In Grazia
  3. Ali McGregor sings Song 2
    02:35
    Ali McGregor sings Song 2
  4. The Showstoppers perform a ten minute musical
    10:08
    The Showstoppers perform a ten minute musical
  5. Anneka Rice talks to Simon McBurney
    09:27
    Anneka Rice talks to Simon McBurney
  6. Ali McGregor sings You Shook Me All Night Long
    02:43
    Ali McGregor sings You Shook Me All Night Long
  7. Inside the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo: Massed Pipes and Drums
    06:06
    Inside the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo: Massed Pipes and Drums
  8. Sylvie Guillem
    56:16
    Sylvie Guillem
  9. George the Poet reads His Mistakes
    03:48
    George the Poet reads His Mistakes
  10. Basketball Man on Anneka Rice's Edinburgh
    00:56
    Basketball Man on Anneka Rice's Edinburgh
  11. Tom Binns performs in the comedy round-up
    09:11
    Tom Binns performs in the comedy round-up
  12. George the Poet at Edinburgh International Book Festival
    48:19
    George the Poet at Edinburgh International Book Festival
  13. Sylvie Guillem: Life in Progress trailer
    03:04
    Sylvie Guillem: Life in Progress trailer
  14. Lili la Scala sings The Importance of Being Idle
    02:56
    Lili la Scala sings The Importance of Being Idle
  15. Jazz Line-Up: Corrina Hewat and Dave Milligan
    10:50
    Jazz Line-Up: Corrina Hewat and Dave Milligan
  16. 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?'
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