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Jackie Kay reads A Lang Promise
The Scottish Makar reads one of her poems at the Edinburgh International Book Festival.
  1. Jackie Kay reads A Lang Promise
    01:46
    Jackie Kay reads A Lang Promise
  2. Squashing Words
    05:58
    Squashing Words
  3. Books I’ve Written
    02:35
    Books I’ve Written
  4. Making a Leopard Monster
    04:35
    Making a Leopard Monster
  5. Superpowers
    08:09
    Superpowers
  6. Steve’s Monsters
    02:19
    Steve’s Monsters
  7. Making a Monster
    08:35
    Making a Monster
  8. Alien Stink Song
    05:04
    Alien Stink Song
  9. Lazy Susan give us some Fringe heart breakers
    01:11
    Lazy Susan give us some Fringe heart breakers
  10. Irvine Welsh on the contrast between Scotland and America
    01:19
    Irvine Welsh on the contrast between Scotland and America
  11. What would David Brent make of the Fringe?
    00:32
    What would David Brent make of the Fringe?
  12. 'Just watch the hands': The genius of Boulez's conducting
    02:13
    'Just watch the hands': The genius of Boulez's conducting
  13. Political poetry and the rise of xenophobia
    03:16
    Political poetry and the rise of xenophobia
  14. "I nearly feigned a heart attack"
    01:31
    "I nearly feigned a heart attack"
  15. EIF Conversations: Pierre Boulez: A Celebration
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    EIF Conversations: Pierre Boulez: A Celebration
  16. Asking are you in or out
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    Asking are you in or out
  17. Simple Minds, tower blocks, chainsaws and Faust
    02:57
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