Mark Steel talks politics and comedy

George the Poet reads His Mistakes

George the Poet reads See You on the Other Side

George the Poet on starting to rap aged 15

Funmbi Omotayo, BBC Presents the Next Big Thing

Lili la Scala sings The Importance of Being Idle

Simon McBurney on visiting the Amazon

Tom Binns performs in the comedy round-up

Val McDermid on the Scottish referendum: 'We wanted to call our house swithering heights'

Ian Rankin: Crime writers need to cope with Police reorganisation

Cabaret Acrobat, Danik Abishev

Mexican Writing, An Insider's View with Gabriel Orozco at Edinburgh International Book Festival

Foil, Arms and Hog

Inside the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo: Massed Pipes and Drums