Kathryn Joseph sings The Worm

Heather Holliday swallows swords... and a lightsaber

Luke Wright performs Have a Gong

Dean Owens sings Delia's Gone

Kathryn Joseph sings The Bird

Dean Owens sings I Still Miss Someone

Kathryn Joseph sings The Outtakes

Phill Jupitus, Alan Cox and Marcus Brigstocke

Robert Lepage on 'choosing the prison' of Shakespeare

Alan Johnson on the dangers of being a rural postman

Spencer Jones, BBC Presents the Next Big Thing

Kirsty Logan finds inspiration in the North East coast of Scotland

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

Cabaret Acrobat, Danik Abishev

Tom Binns performs in the comedy round-up

Ian Rankin: Crime writers need to cope with Police reorganisation

Liz Lochhead: How To Be a Romantic Poet

Poetry Slam Grand Final: Scott Tyrrell