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Alan Johnson on Corbyn and Cooper
The MP compares the Labour leader candidates at Edinburgh International Book Festival.
  1. Alan Johnson on Corbyn and Cooper
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    Alan Johnson on Corbyn and Cooper
  2. Howard Jacobson: I'd rather call myself the Jewish Jane Austen
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    Howard Jacobson: I'd rather call myself the Jewish Jane Austen
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  3. Howard Jacobson reads from his novel J
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  4. Howard Jacobson on literature and political correctness
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  5. Val McDermid on the Scottish referendum: 'We wanted to call our house swithering heights'
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    Val McDermid on the Scottish referendum: 'We wanted to call our house swithering heights'
  6. Simon McBurney: Welcome to the jungle
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  8. Juliette Binoche on why she hasn't embraced Hollywood
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    Juliette Binoche on why she hasn't embraced Hollywood
  9. George the Poet reads His Mistakes
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    George the Poet reads His Mistakes
  10. Poetry Slam Grand Final: Scott Tyrrell
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    Poetry Slam Grand Final: Scott Tyrrell
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