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Anneka Rice talks to Simon McBurney
Simon McBurney reveals the inspiration behind his emotional Edinburgh show, The Encounter.
  1. Anneka Rice talks to Simon McBurney
    09:27
    Anneka Rice talks to Simon McBurney
  2. Michael Frayn on the idiosyncratic reactions of theatre audiences
    03:37
    Michael Frayn on the idiosyncratic reactions of theatre audiences
  3. Allan Little and Sheena MacDonald read a passage by Michael Frayn
    02:54
    Allan Little and Sheena MacDonald read a passage by Michael Frayn
  4. Poetry Slam Grand Final: Scott Tyrrell
    03:08
    Poetry Slam Grand Final: Scott Tyrrell
  5. Dean Owens sings I Still Miss Someone
    03:40
    Dean Owens sings I Still Miss Someone
  6. Jesse Jackson on the Black Lives Matter movement
    02:48
    Jesse Jackson on the Black Lives Matter movement
  7. Val McDermid on the Scottish referendum: 'We wanted to call our house swithering heights'
    02:45
    Val McDermid on the Scottish referendum: 'We wanted to call our house swithering heights'
  8. Claire Fuller and Nick Holdstock at Edinburgh International Book Festival
    58:34
    Claire Fuller and Nick Holdstock at Edinburgh International Book Festival
  9. Juliette Binoche
    58:39
    Juliette Binoche
  10. Heather Holliday swallows swords... and a lightsaber
    02:28
    Heather Holliday swallows swords... and a lightsaber
  11. Inside the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo: Massed Pipes and Drums
    06:06
    Inside the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo: Massed Pipes and Drums
  12. Jazz Line-Up: Corrina Hewat and Dave Milligan
    10:50
    Jazz Line-Up: Corrina Hewat and Dave Milligan
  13. Robert Lepage on 'choosing the prison' of Shakespeare
    00:37
    Robert Lepage on 'choosing the prison' of Shakespeare
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