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George the Poet on starting to rap aged 15
George discusses his teenage years at the Edinburgh International Book Festival.
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    George the Poet on starting to rap aged 15
  2. Howard Jacobson: I'd rather call myself the Jewish Jane Austen
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  4. Howard Jacobson on literature and political correctness
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  5. Fred MacAulay's five festival picks
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    Fred MacAulay's five festival picks
  6. Lili la Scala sings The Importance of Being Idle
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    Lili la Scala sings The Importance of Being Idle
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  8. Tom Binns performs in the comedy round-up
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    Tom Binns performs in the comedy round-up
  9. Allan Little and Sheena MacDonald read a passage by Michael Frayn
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    Allan Little and Sheena MacDonald read a passage by Michael Frayn
  10. Robert Lepage
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  11. Jazz Line-Up: Closing set from the Darius Brubeck Quartet
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    Robert Lepage on portraying himself in 887
  13. Ali McGregor sings Song 2
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