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Stuart Evers and Dorthe Nors at Edinburgh International Book Festival
The writers discuss the poetic, playful freedoms afforded by shorter form literature.
  1. Stuart Evers and Dorthe Nors at Edinburgh International Book Festival
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    Stuart Evers and Dorthe Nors at Edinburgh International Book Festival
  2. Richard Coles: 'It was our ambition to bring down Margaret Thatcher with pop music'
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    Richard Coles: 'It was our ambition to bring down Margaret Thatcher with pop music'
  3. Alan Johnson on the dangers of being a rural postman
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    Alan Johnson on the dangers of being a rural postman
  4. Jesse Jackson: 'Can you imagine a state in Germany having the right to fly a Nazi flag?'
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    Jesse Jackson: 'Can you imagine a state in Germany having the right to fly a Nazi flag?'
  5. Anneka Rice talks to Simon McBurney
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    Anneka Rice talks to Simon McBurney
  6. Inside the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo: Massed Pipes and Drums
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    Inside the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo: Massed Pipes and Drums
  7. Kirsty Logan finds inspiration in the North East coast of Scotland
    04:22
    Kirsty Logan finds inspiration in the North East coast of Scotland
  8. Sylvie Guillem
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    Sylvie Guillem
  9. Maggie O’Farrell on the books that inspired her childhood
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    Maggie O’Farrell on the books that inspired her childhood
  10. Simon McBurney: Welcome to the jungle
    08:33
    Simon McBurney: Welcome to the jungle
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    Liz Lochhead: How To Be a Romantic Poet
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    George the Poet reads His Mistakes
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