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Val McDermid's advice to Nicola Sturgeon and aspiring writers: 'Just do it'
McDermid also tells would-be novelists to forget about writing the perfect first chapter.
  1. Val McDermid's advice to Nicola Sturgeon and aspiring writers: 'Just do it'
    03:27
    Val McDermid's advice to Nicola Sturgeon and aspiring writers: 'Just do it'
  2. Simon Cartwright as Bob Monkhouse
    07:45
    Simon Cartwright as Bob Monkhouse
  3. Mark Steel talks politics and comedy
    09:19
    Mark Steel talks politics and comedy
  4. Liz Lochhead: Mary Queen of Scots Got Her Head Chopped Off
    03:14
    Liz Lochhead: Mary Queen of Scots Got Her Head Chopped Off
  5. Bernat Klein and Kwang Young Chun at Dovecot Gallery
    02:25
    Bernat Klein and Kwang Young Chun at Dovecot Gallery
  6. Sylvie Guillem: Life in Progress trailer
    03:04
    Sylvie Guillem: Life in Progress trailer
  7. Kathryn Joseph sings The Bird
    03:49
    Kathryn Joseph sings The Bird
  8. Trail: BBC at the Edinburgh Festivals 2015
    00:30
    Trail: BBC at the Edinburgh Festivals 2015
  9. Juliette Binoche on why she hasn't embraced Hollywood
    01:43
    Juliette Binoche on why she hasn't embraced Hollywood
  10. Kirsty Logan finds inspiration in the North East coast of Scotland
    04:22
    Kirsty Logan finds inspiration in the North East coast of Scotland
  11. Kathryn Joseph sings The Outtakes
    05:28
    Kathryn Joseph sings The Outtakes
  12. Alan Johnson on the dangers of being a rural postman
    03:24
    Alan Johnson on the dangers of being a rural postman
  13. Val McDermid on the Scottish referendum: 'We wanted to call our house swithering heights'
    02:45
    Val McDermid on the Scottish referendum: 'We wanted to call our house swithering heights'
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