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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'
    03:27
    Val McDermid's advice to Nicola Sturgeon and aspiring writers: 'Just do it'
  2. Miren de Miguel sings Morro Ma Prima In Grazia
    05:34
    Miren de Miguel sings Morro Ma Prima In Grazia
  3. Ali McGregor sings Song 2
    02:35
    Ali McGregor sings Song 2
  4. The Showstoppers perform a ten minute musical
    10:08
    The Showstoppers perform a ten minute musical
  5. Anneka Rice talks to Simon McBurney
    09:27
    Anneka Rice talks to Simon McBurney
  6. Ali McGregor sings You Shook Me All Night Long
    02:43
    Ali McGregor sings You Shook Me All Night Long
  7. Howard Jacobson: I'd rather call myself the Jewish Jane Austen
    02:19
    Howard Jacobson: I'd rather call myself the Jewish Jane Austen
  8. George the Poet on starting to rap aged 15
    02:06
    George the Poet on starting to rap aged 15
  9. Allan Little and Sheena MacDonald read a passage by Michael Frayn
    02:54
    Allan Little and Sheena MacDonald read a passage by Michael Frayn
  10. Sylvie Guillem on life after dance
    01:35
    Sylvie Guillem on life after dance
  11. Simon McBurney on the joy of performing
    01:12
    Simon McBurney on the joy of performing
  12. Alan Johnson on Corbyn and Cooper
    04:00
    Alan Johnson on Corbyn and Cooper
  13. Kirsty Logan finds inspiration in the North East coast of Scotland
    04:22
    Kirsty Logan finds inspiration in the North East coast of Scotland
  14. Juliette Binoche on why she hasn't embraced Hollywood
    01:43
    Juliette Binoche on why she hasn't embraced Hollywood
  15. Richard Coles: 'It was our ambition to bring down Margaret Thatcher with pop music'
    02:23
    Richard Coles: 'It was our ambition to bring down Margaret Thatcher with pop music'
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