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Jackie Kay reads A Lang Promise
The Scottish Makar reads one of her poems at the Edinburgh International Book Festival.
  1. Jackie Kay reads A Lang Promise
    01:46
    Jackie Kay reads A Lang Promise
  2. Reading
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    Reading
  3. Childhood
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    Childhood
  4. Writing Books for her Daughter
    04:53
    Writing Books for her Daughter
  5. Scarlet Umbrella
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    Scarlet Umbrella
  6. The Characters
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    The Characters
  7. Playing Instruments
    03:50
    Playing Instruments
  8. Q&A
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    Q&A
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    Irvine Welsh on the contrast between Scotland and America
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    Watching Taken with your mum
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    Marina Warner: 'Fairy tales are in the DNA of cultures'
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    Marin Alsop on leading the BBC Proms virtual orchestra
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