Ali McGregor sings Song 2

Ian Rankin: Crime writers need to cope with Police reorganisation

Alexander McCall Smith reads from The Revolving Door of Life

Kirsty Logan finds inspiration in the North East coast of Scotland

Juliette Binoche on why actors are 'different animals'

Val McDermid's advice to Nicola Sturgeon and aspiring writers: 'Just do it'

Mexican Writing, An Insider's View with Gabriel Orozco at Edinburgh International Book Festival

Val McDermid on the Scottish referendum: 'We wanted to call our house swithering heights'

Liz Lochhead: Credo for working in Scottish theatre

Howard Jacobson: I'd rather call myself the Jewish Jane Austen

The Showstoppers perform a ten minute musical

Phill Jupitus, Alan Cox and Marcus Brigstocke

Liz Lochhead: Mary Queen of Scots Got Her Head Chopped Off

Etgar Keret and Alain Mabanckou at Edinburgh International Book Festival