Michael Frayn on the idiosyncratic reactions of theatre audiences

Val McDermid's advice to Nicola Sturgeon and aspiring writers: 'Just do it'

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

Dean Owens sings Delia's Gone

Sylvie Guillem: Life in Progress trailer

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

Jazz Line-Up: Closing set from the Darius Brubeck Quartet

Miren de Miguel sings Morro Ma Prima In Grazia

Simon McBurney on visiting the Amazon

Harriet Kemsley, BBC Presents the Next Big Thing

Beth Vyse, BBC Presents the Next Big Thing

Richard Coles: 'It was our ambition to bring down Margaret Thatcher with pop music'

Phill Jupitus, Alan Cox and Marcus Brigstocke