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What to do (and not do) at the Edinburgh Fringe
Advice for Fringe first-timers from stand-up veterans, courtesy of BBC Radio 4 Extra.
  1. What to do (and not do) at the Edinburgh Fringe
    02:04
    What to do (and not do) at the Edinburgh Fringe
  2. Reading
    04:11
    Reading
  3. Childhood
    05:49
    Childhood
  4. Writing Books for her Daughter
    04:53
    Writing Books for her Daughter
  5. Scarlet Umbrella
    04:17
    Scarlet Umbrella
  6. The Characters
    04:10
    The Characters
  7. Playing Instruments
    03:50
    Playing Instruments
  8. Q&A
    03:47
    Q&A
  9. Tom Wrigglesworth's Fringe picks
    01:35
    Tom Wrigglesworth's Fringe picks
  10. EIF Conversations: Marin Alsop
    47:43
    EIF Conversations: Marin Alsop
  11. Marin Alsop: 'The need to pigeonhole music is limiting'
    02:40
    Marin Alsop: 'The need to pigeonhole music is limiting'
  12. Alexei Sayle on life and 'inventing' British comedy
    04:12
    Alexei Sayle on life and 'inventing' British comedy
  13. Arthur Smith's Fringe picks
    01:32
    Arthur Smith's Fringe picks
  14. Watching Taken with your mum
    00:31
    Watching Taken with your mum
  15. Tim Burgess: What happened when I asked Lou Reed for an autograph
    02:49
    Tim Burgess: What happened when I asked Lou Reed for an autograph
  16. Tim Burgess on a chance meeting with Steve Martin
    02:34
    Tim Burgess on a chance meeting with Steve Martin
  17. Political poetry and the rise of xenophobia
    03:16
    Political poetry and the rise of xenophobia
  18. How it feels to get flyered for your own show
    01:07
    How it feels to get flyered for your own show
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