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Alan Cumming on flying to America - for the first time - with Ruby Wax
The actor describes an ill-fated plane journey, at Edinburgh International Book Festival.
  1. Alan Cumming on flying to America - for the first time - with Ruby Wax
    02:34
    Alan Cumming on flying to America - for the first time - with Ruby Wax
  2. Reading
    04:11
    Reading
    View More From Authors Live: Cerrie Burnell
  3. Childhood
    05:49
    Childhood
    View More From Authors Live: Cerrie Burnell
  4. Writing Books for her Daughter
    04:53
    Writing Books for her Daughter
    View More From Authors Live: Cerrie Burnell
  5. Scarlet Umbrella
    04:17
    Scarlet Umbrella
    View More From Authors Live: Cerrie Burnell
  6. The Characters
    04:10
    The Characters
    View More From Authors Live: Cerrie Burnell
  7. Playing Instruments
    03:50
    Playing Instruments
    View More From Authors Live: Cerrie Burnell
  8. Q&A
    03:47
    Q&A
    View More From Authors Live: Cerrie Burnell
  9. How it feels to get flyered for your own show
    01:07
    How it feels to get flyered for your own show
  10. Tim Burgess on a chance meeting with Steve Martin
    02:34
    Tim Burgess on a chance meeting with Steve Martin
  11. Marina Warner: 'Fairy tales are in the DNA of cultures'
    03:15
    Marina Warner: 'Fairy tales are in the DNA of cultures'
  12. "I couldn't have loved that family anymore"
    01:24
    "I couldn't have loved that family anymore"
  13. Irvine Welsh on Trainspotting 2
    01:39
    Irvine Welsh on Trainspotting 2
  14. First ever fun run
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    First ever fun run
  15. Keeping it together onstage
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    Keeping it together onstage
  16. The keyboard with a mind of its own
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    The keyboard with a mind of its own

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    Arthur Smith's Fringe picks
  18. Erica Jong on sex and ageing
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