Poetry and Spoken Word
Clips and full-length sessions from Edinburgh 2015
George the Poet at Edinburgh International Book Festival
The 24-year-old wordsmith presents his first collection of verse on 21 August 2015.
Poetry Slam Grand Final
The nation's top performance poets battle it out at Potterrow.
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Poetry Slam Grand Final: Scott Tyrrell
A taste of 2015 BBC Poetry Slam champion Scott Tyrrell's performance.
Liz Lochhead at the Edinburgh International Book Festival
Scotland's current Makar on stage at the Edinburgh International Book Festival.
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Liz Lochhead: Credo for working in Scottish theatre
Liz Lochhead offers her thoughts on working in theatre at the Book Festival.
Liz Lochhead: Mary Queen of Scots Got Her Head Chopped Off
Liz Lochhead reads a poem from her play Mary Queen of Scots Got Her Head Chopped Off.
Liz Lochhead: How To Be a Romantic Poet
Liz Lochhead reads How To Be a Romantic Poet at the Edinburgh International Book Festival
George the Poet
The 24-year-old wordsmith presents his first collection of verse at the Book Festival.
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George the Poet reads See You on the Other Side
The final performance from the Edinburgh International Book Festival event.
George the Poet on starting to rap aged 15
George discusses his teenage years at the Edinburgh International Book Festival.
George the Poet reads His Mistakes
A poem from his collection, Search Party, at the Edinburgh International Book Festival.
Racheal Ofori's monologue from her debut Edinburgh show
The actress previews her debut play Portrait on BBC Radio 4's Front Row Edinburgh show.
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Luke Wright performs Have a Gong
The energetic poet critiques the British honours system on The Janice Forsyth Show.
