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Anneka Rice talks to Simon McBurney
Simon McBurney reveals the inspiration behind his emotional Edinburgh show, The Encounter.
  1. Anneka Rice talks to Simon McBurney
    09:27
    Anneka Rice talks to Simon McBurney
  2. George the Poet reads His Mistakes
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    George the Poet reads His Mistakes
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  3. George the Poet reads See You on the Other Side
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    George the Poet reads See You on the Other Side
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  4. George the Poet on starting to rap aged 15
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  5. Liz Lochhead: How To Be a Romantic Poet
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    Liz Lochhead: How To Be a Romantic Poet
  6. Bernat Klein and Kwang Young Chun at Dovecot Gallery
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    Bernat Klein and Kwang Young Chun at Dovecot Gallery

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  7. Jesse Jackson on the Black Lives Matter movement
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    Jesse Jackson on the Black Lives Matter movement
  8. Ali McGregor sings Song 2
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    Ali McGregor sings Song 2
  9. Simon McBurney on visiting the Amazon
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    Simon McBurney on visiting the Amazon
  10. Foil, Arms and Hog
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    Foil, Arms and Hog
  11. Darren Walsh at BBC at the Edinburgh Festivals
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    Darren Walsh at BBC at the Edinburgh Festivals
  12. Etgar Keret and Alain Mabanckou at Edinburgh International Book Festival
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    Etgar Keret and Alain Mabanckou at Edinburgh International Book Festival
  13. Sean Michaels and Anna Smaill at Edinburgh International Book Festival
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    Sean Michaels and Anna Smaill at Edinburgh International Book Festival
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