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Jackie Kay on tracing her birth parents
The poet tells Nicola Sturgeon about her family.
  1. Jackie Kay on tracing her birth parents
    01:47
    Jackie Kay on tracing her birth parents
  2. Squashing Words
    05:58
    Squashing Words
    View More From Authors Live: Steve Cole
  3. Books I’ve Written
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    Books I’ve Written
    View More From Authors Live: Steve Cole
  4. Making a Leopard Monster
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    Making a Leopard Monster
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  5. Superpowers
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    Superpowers
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  6. Steve’s Monsters
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    Steve’s Monsters
    View More From Authors Live: Steve Cole
  7. Making a Monster
    08:35
    Making a Monster
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  8. Alien Stink Song
    05:04
    Alien Stink Song
    View More From Authors Live: Steve Cole
  9. Scott Tyrrell: Bad Dad!
    03:10
    Scott Tyrrell: Bad Dad!
  10. Irvine Welsh on the contrast between Scotland and America
    01:19
    Irvine Welsh on the contrast between Scotland and America
  11. Jessica Fostekew's Fringe picks
    02:02
    Jessica Fostekew's Fringe picks
  12. Alexei Sayle on life and 'inventing' British comedy
    04:12
    Alexei Sayle on life and 'inventing' British comedy
  13. Tom Wrigglesworth's Fringe picks
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    Tom Wrigglesworth's Fringe picks
  14. Michelle Fisher: Picture the vast unknown
    02:59
    Michelle Fisher: Picture the vast unknown
  15. A magic trick too far
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    A magic trick too far
  16. Alan Cumming on flying to America - for the first time - with Ruby Wax
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    Alan Cumming on flying to America - for the first time - with Ruby Wax
  17. 'Do you believe in fairies?'
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    'Do you believe in fairies?'
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