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Anneka Rice talks to Simon McBurney
Simon McBurney reveals the inspiration behind his emotional Edinburgh show, The Encounter.
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    Anneka Rice talks to Simon McBurney
  2. Inside the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo: Top Secret Drum Corps
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  5. Ali McGregor sings You Shook Me All Night Long
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  6. Allan Little and Sheena MacDonald read a passage by Michael Frayn
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  7. Basketball Man on Anneka Rice's Edinburgh
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  8. Jazz Line-Up: Corrina Hewat and Dave Milligan
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  9. George the Poet at Edinburgh International Book Festival
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