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Maggie O’Farrell on the books that inspired her childhood
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From The Female Gaze event in association with the Edinburgh International Book Festival.
  1. Maggie O’Farrell on the books that inspired her childhood
    02:05
    Maggie O’Farrell on the books that inspired her childhood
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  2. Anneka Rice talks to Simon McBurney
    09:27
    Anneka Rice talks to Simon McBurney
  3. The Harmonium Project
    05:04
    The Harmonium Project
  4. Robert Lepage on portraying himself in 887
    00:56
    Robert Lepage on portraying himself in 887
  5. Front Row at the Edinburgh Festival
    27:30
    Front Row at the Edinburgh Festival
  6. Jazz Line-Up: Alison Affleck sings Billie Holiday
    11:10
    Jazz Line-Up: Alison Affleck sings Billie Holiday
  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: Darius Brubeck Quartet
    11:25
    Jazz Line-Up: Darius Brubeck Quartet
  9. Jazz Line-Up: The Darius Brubeck Quartet perform Take Five
    05:33
    Jazz Line-Up: The Darius Brubeck Quartet perform Take Five
  10. Foil, Arms and Hog
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    Foil, Arms and Hog
  11. Howard Jacobson: I'd rather call myself the Jewish Jane Austen
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    Howard Jacobson: I'd rather call myself the Jewish Jane Austen
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