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Front Row at the Edinburgh Festival
BBC Radio 4's flagship arts programme live from the BBC's Potterrow venue.
  1. Front Row at the Edinburgh Festival
    27:30
    Front Row at the Edinburgh Festival
  2. 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'
  3. 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'
  4. Maggie O’Farrell on the books that inspired her childhood
    02:05
    Maggie O’Farrell on the books that inspired her childhood
  5. Simon McBurney
    53:48
    Simon McBurney
  6. Howard Jacobson on literature and political correctness
    00:01
    Howard Jacobson on literature and political correctness
  7. Inside the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo: Massed Pipes and Drums
    06:06
    Inside the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo: Massed Pipes and Drums
  8. Allan Little and Sheena MacDonald read a passage by Michael Frayn
    02:54
    Allan Little and Sheena MacDonald read a passage by Michael Frayn
  9. The Showstoppers perform a ten minute musical
    10:08
    The Showstoppers perform a ten minute musical
  10. Anneka Rice talks to Simon McBurney
    09:27
    Anneka Rice talks to Simon McBurney
  11. Jesse Jackson on America's culture of violence
    00:45
    Jesse Jackson on America's culture of violence
  12. Sylvie Guillem on life after dance
    01:35
    Sylvie Guillem on life after dance
  13. Poetry Slam Grand Final: Scott Tyrrell
    03:08
    Poetry Slam Grand Final: Scott Tyrrell
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