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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'
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    Val McDermid's advice to Nicola Sturgeon and aspiring writers: 'Just do it'
  2. Jazz Line-Up: Darius Brubeck Quartet
    11:25
    Jazz Line-Up: Darius Brubeck Quartet
  3. Simon McBurney on visiting the Amazon
    03:13
    Simon McBurney on visiting the Amazon
  4. Ian Rankin: Crime writers need to cope with Police reorganisation
    02:05
    Ian Rankin: Crime writers need to cope with Police reorganisation
  5. Juliette Binoche on why she hasn't embraced Hollywood
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    Juliette Binoche on why she hasn't embraced Hollywood
  6. Darren Walsh at BBC at the Edinburgh Festivals
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    Darren Walsh at BBC at the Edinburgh Festivals
  7. Funmbi Omotayo, BBC Presents the Next Big Thing
    01:38
    Funmbi Omotayo, BBC Presents the Next Big Thing
  8. Jazz Line-Up: Corrina Hewat and Dave Milligan
    10:50
    Jazz Line-Up: Corrina Hewat and Dave Milligan
  9. Sylvie Guillem on life after dance
    01:35
    Sylvie Guillem on life after dance
  10. Ali McGregor sings You Shook Me All Night Long
    02:43
    Ali McGregor sings You Shook Me All Night Long
  11. Liz Lochhead: Credo for working in Scottish theatre
    04:19
    Liz Lochhead: Credo for working in Scottish theatre
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