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Lili la Scala sings The Importance of Being Idle
Cabaret performer Lili la Scala brings it home with her version of The Oasis classic
  1. Lili la Scala sings The Importance of Being Idle
    02:56
    Lili la Scala sings The Importance of Being Idle
  2. Maggie O’Farrell on the books that inspired her childhood
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    Maggie O’Farrell on the books that inspired her childhood
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  3. Inside the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo: Massed Pipes and Drums
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    Inside the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo: Massed Pipes and Drums
  4. Funmbi Omotayo, BBC Presents the Next Big Thing
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    Funmbi Omotayo, BBC Presents the Next Big Thing
  5. Darren Walsh at BBC at the Edinburgh Festivals
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    Darren Walsh at BBC at the Edinburgh Festivals
  6. Kathryn Joseph sings The Worm
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    Kathryn Joseph sings The Worm
  7. Ali McGregor sings You Shook Me All Night Long
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    Ali McGregor sings You Shook Me All Night Long
  8. Mark Steel talks politics and comedy
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    Mark Steel talks politics and comedy
  9. Inside the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo: Top Secret Drum Corps
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    Inside the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo: Top Secret Drum Corps
  10. Liz Lochhead: Credo for working in Scottish theatre
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    Liz Lochhead: Credo for working in Scottish theatre
  11. Kathryn Joseph sings The Bird
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    Kathryn Joseph sings The Bird
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    Front Row at the Edinburgh Festival
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