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James Kelman: Too Scottish?
The hugely influential author discusses the marginalisation of Scottish writers.

Edinburgh Nights 2016: Episode 2

  1. James Kelman: Too Scottish?
    03:04
    James Kelman: Too Scottish?
  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. What to do (and not do) at the Edinburgh Fringe
    02:04
    What to do (and not do) at the Edinburgh Fringe
  10. "Socks that agreed with him"
    00:15
    "Socks that agreed with him"
  11. Marin Alsop on her speech at the Last Night of the Proms
    03:10
    Marin Alsop on her speech at the Last Night of the Proms
  12. Pushing onto trains
    00:38
    Pushing onto trains
  13. Cariad Lloyd's Fringe picks
    02:19
    Cariad Lloyd's Fringe picks
  14. Tommy Sandhu gets hyped
    02:03
    Tommy Sandhu gets hyped
  15. Political poetry and the rise of xenophobia
    03:16
    Political poetry and the rise of xenophobia
  16. Will Gompertz's Edinburgh 2016 Tips
    02:49
    Will Gompertz's Edinburgh 2016 Tips
  17. 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
  18. The difference between Glasgow and Edinburgh festivals
    00:28
    The difference between Glasgow and Edinburgh festivals
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