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Maggie O’Farrell on the books that inspired her childhood
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From The Female Gaze event in association with the Edinburgh International Book Festival.
  1. Maggie O’Farrell on the books that inspired her childhood
    02:05
    Maggie O’Farrell on the books that inspired her childhood
  2. 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'
  3. Heather Holliday swallows swords... and a lightsaber
    02:28
    Heather Holliday swallows swords... and a lightsaber
  4. Alexander McCall Smith reads from The Revolving Door of Life
    03:11
    Alexander McCall Smith reads from The Revolving Door of Life
  5. Funmbi Omotayo, BBC Presents the Next Big Thing
    01:38
    Funmbi Omotayo, BBC Presents the Next Big Thing
  6. Simon Cartwright as Bob Monkhouse
    07:45
    Simon Cartwright as Bob Monkhouse
  7. Liz Lochhead: How To Be a Romantic Poet
    03:37
    Liz Lochhead: How To Be a Romantic Poet
  8. Robert Lepage on portraying himself in 887
    00:56
    Robert Lepage on portraying himself in 887
  9. Jazz Line-Up: The Darius Brubeck Quartet perform Take Five
    05:33
    Jazz Line-Up: The Darius Brubeck Quartet perform Take Five
  10. Alan Johnson on Corbyn and Cooper
    04:00
    Alan Johnson on Corbyn and Cooper
  11. George the Poet reads See You on the Other Side
    02:38
    George the Poet reads See You on the Other Side
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