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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. 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'
  3. 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'
  4. Heather Holliday swallows swords... and a lightsaber
    02:28
    Heather Holliday swallows swords... and a lightsaber
  5. Sylvie Guillem
    56:16
    Sylvie Guillem
  6. Dean Owens sings I Still Miss Someone
    03:40
    Dean Owens sings I Still Miss Someone
  7. Robert Lepage on 'choosing the prison' of Shakespeare
    00:37
    Robert Lepage on 'choosing the prison' of Shakespeare
  8. Mark Steel talks politics and comedy
    09:19
    Mark Steel talks politics and comedy
  9. Robert Lepage
    58:51
    Robert Lepage
  10. Maggie O’Farrell on the books that inspired her childhood
    02:05
    Maggie O’Farrell on the books that inspired her childhood
  11. Simon McBurney
    53:48
    Simon McBurney
  12. Juliette Binoche on why actors are 'different animals'
    01:59
    Juliette Binoche on why actors are 'different animals'
  13. Katherine Ryan, Hosting BBC Presents the Next Big Thing
    00:35
    Katherine Ryan, Hosting BBC Presents the Next Big Thing
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