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Maggie O’Farrell on the books that inspired her childhood
From The Female Gaze event in association with the Edinburgh International Book Festival.
  1. Maggie O’Farrell on the books that inspired her childhood
    02:05
    Maggie O’Farrell on the books that inspired her childhood
  2. Ian Rankin: Crime writers need to cope with Police reorganisation
    02:05
    Ian Rankin: Crime writers need to cope with Police reorganisation
    View More From Radio 2 Book Club with Simon Mayo
  3. Alexander McCall Smith reads from The Revolving Door of Life
    03:11
    Alexander McCall Smith reads from The Revolving Door of Life
    View More From Radio 2 Book Club with Simon Mayo
  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
    View More From Radio 2 Book Club with Simon Mayo
  5. Anneka Rice talks to Simon McBurney
    09:27
    Anneka Rice talks to Simon McBurney
  6. The Harmonium Project
    05:04
    The Harmonium Project
  7. Allan Little and Sheena MacDonald read a passage by Michael Frayn
    02:54
    Allan Little and Sheena MacDonald read a passage by Michael Frayn
  8. Jazz Line-Up: Darius Brubeck Quartet
    11:25
    Jazz Line-Up: Darius Brubeck Quartet
  9. Israel Galván on Lo Real
    05:28
    Israel Galván on Lo Real
  10. Jazz Line-Up: Closing set from the Darius Brubeck Quartet
    15:40
    Jazz Line-Up: Closing set from the Darius Brubeck Quartet
  11. Trail: BBC at the Edinburgh Festivals 2015
    00:30
    Trail: BBC at the Edinburgh Festivals 2015
  12. Front Row at the Edinburgh Festival
    27:30
    Front Row at the Edinburgh Festival
  13. Lili la Scala sings The Importance of Being Idle
    02:56
    Lili la Scala sings The Importance of Being Idle
  14. Harriet Kemsley, BBC Presents the Next Big Thing
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    Harriet Kemsley, BBC Presents the Next Big Thing
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