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Anneka Rice talks to Simon McBurney
Simon McBurney reveals the inspiration behind his emotional Edinburgh show, The Encounter.
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    Anneka Rice talks to Simon McBurney
  2. Simon McBurney on visiting the Amazon
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  4. Inside the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo: Top Secret Drum Corps
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  5. Darren Walsh at BBC at the Edinburgh Festivals
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  6. George the Poet reads His Mistakes
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