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Alan Johnson on the dangers of being a rural postman
At the Edinburgh International Book Festival, the MP describes a run-in with a wolfhound.
  1. Alan Johnson on the dangers of being a rural postman
    03:24
    Alan Johnson on the dangers of being a rural postman
  2. Heather Holliday swallows swords... and a lightsaber
    02:28
    Heather Holliday swallows swords... and a lightsaber
  3. Luke Wright performs Have a Gong
    01:58
    Luke Wright performs Have a Gong
  4. Dean Owens sings Delia's Gone
    02:48
    Dean Owens sings Delia's Gone
  5. Kathryn Joseph sings The Bird
    03:49
    Kathryn Joseph sings The Bird
  6. Dean Owens sings I Still Miss Someone
    03:40
    Dean Owens sings I Still Miss Someone
  7. Kathryn Joseph sings The Outtakes
    05:28
    Kathryn Joseph sings The Outtakes
  8. Kathryn Joseph sings The Worm
    03:03
    Kathryn Joseph sings The Worm
  9. Phill Jupitus, Alan Cox and Marcus Brigstocke
    20:24
    Phill Jupitus, Alan Cox and Marcus Brigstocke
  10. 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'
  11. Israel Galván on Lo Real
    05:28
    Israel Galván on Lo Real
  12. Howard Jacobson reads from his novel J
    06:24
    Howard Jacobson reads from his novel J
  13. Tom Binns performs in the comedy round-up
    09:11
    Tom Binns performs in the comedy round-up
  14. George the Poet at Edinburgh International Book Festival
    48:19
    George the Poet at Edinburgh International Book Festival
  15. Fred MacAulay's five festival picks
    01:31
    Fred MacAulay's five festival picks
  16. Maggie O’Farrell on the books that inspired her childhood
    02:05
    Maggie O’Farrell on the books that inspired her childhood
  17. Howard Jacobson: I'd rather call myself the Jewish Jane Austen
    02:19
    Howard Jacobson: I'd rather call myself the Jewish Jane Austen
  18. Jazz Line-Up: Alison Affleck sings Billie Holiday
    11:10
    Jazz Line-Up: Alison Affleck sings Billie Holiday
  19. Kirsty Logan finds inspiration in the North East coast of Scotland
    04:22
    Kirsty Logan finds inspiration in the North East coast of Scotland
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