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Anneka Rice talks to Simon McBurney
Simon McBurney reveals the inspiration behind his emotional Edinburgh show, The Encounter.
  1. Anneka Rice talks to Simon McBurney
    09:27
    Anneka Rice talks to Simon McBurney
  2. Michael Frayn on the idiosyncratic reactions of theatre audiences
    03:37
    Michael Frayn on the idiosyncratic reactions of theatre audiences
  3. Allan Little and Sheena MacDonald read a passage by Michael Frayn
    02:54
    Allan Little and Sheena MacDonald read a passage by Michael Frayn
  4. Jazz Line-Up: Alison Affleck sings Billie Holiday
    11:10
    Jazz Line-Up: Alison Affleck sings Billie Holiday
  5. Inside the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo: Top Secret Drum Corps
    07:18
    Inside the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo: Top Secret Drum Corps
  6. Harriet Kemsley, BBC Presents the Next Big Thing
    01:13
    Harriet Kemsley, BBC Presents the Next Big Thing
  7. 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'
  8. Jazz Line-Up: Closing set from the Darius Brubeck Quartet
    15:40
    Jazz Line-Up: Closing set from the Darius Brubeck Quartet
  9. Phill Jupitus, Alan Cox and Marcus Brigstocke
    20:24
    Phill Jupitus, Alan Cox and Marcus Brigstocke
  10. Howard Jacobson reads from his novel J
    06:24
    Howard Jacobson reads from his novel J
  11. Howard Jacobson on literature and political correctness
    00:01
    Howard Jacobson on literature and political correctness
  12. The Showstoppers perform a ten minute musical
    10:08
    The Showstoppers perform a ten minute musical
  13. 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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