Kathryn Joseph sings The Outtakes

Howard Jacobson: I'd rather call myself the Jewish Jane Austen

Howard Jacobson reads from his novel J

Howard Jacobson on literature and political correctness

Jazz Line-Up: Darius Brubeck Quartet

Alexander McCall Smith reads from The Revolving Door of Life

Dean Owens sings I Still Miss Someone

Lili la Scala sings The Importance of Being Idle

Simon McBurney

Cabaret Acrobat, Danik Abishev

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

Front Row at the Edinburgh Festival

Jazz Line-Up: Alison Affleck sings Billie Holiday

Anneka Rice talks to Simon McBurney