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Val McDermid's advice to Nicola Sturgeon and aspiring writers: 'Just do it'
McDermid also tells would-be novelists to forget about writing the perfect first chapter.
  1. 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'
  2. The Showstoppers perform a ten minute musical
    10:08
    The Showstoppers perform a ten minute musical
  3. Robert Lepage on 'choosing the prison' of Shakespeare
    00:37
    Robert Lepage on 'choosing the prison' of Shakespeare
  4. Kirsty Logan finds inspiration in the North East coast of Scotland
    04:22
    Kirsty Logan finds inspiration in the North East coast of Scotland
  5. The Harmonium Project
    05:04
    The Harmonium Project
  6. George the Poet on starting to rap aged 15
    02:06
    George the Poet on starting to rap aged 15
  7. Robert Lepage on portraying himself in 887
    00:56
    Robert Lepage on portraying himself in 887
  8. Simon McBurney: Welcome to the jungle
    08:33
    Simon McBurney: Welcome to the jungle
  9. Alan Johnson on Corbyn and Cooper
    04:00
    Alan Johnson on Corbyn and Cooper
  10. Inside the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo: Massed Pipes and Drums
    06:06
    Inside the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo: Massed Pipes and Drums
  11. Allan Little and Sheena MacDonald read a passage by Michael Frayn
    02:54
    Allan Little and Sheena MacDonald read a passage by Michael Frayn
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