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Anneka Rice talks to Simon McBurney
Simon McBurney reveals the inspiration behind his emotional Edinburgh show, The Encounter.
  1. Anneka Rice talks to Simon McBurney
    09:27
    Anneka Rice talks to Simon McBurney
  2. Jesse Jackson: 'Can you imagine a state in Germany having the right to fly a Nazi flag?'
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    Jesse Jackson: 'Can you imagine a state in Germany having the right to fly a Nazi flag?'
  3. Simon McBurney on visiting the Amazon
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    Simon McBurney on visiting the Amazon
  4. 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
  5. Bernat Klein and Kwang Young Chun at Dovecot Gallery
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    Bernat Klein and Kwang Young Chun at Dovecot Gallery

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  6. Howard Jacobson: I'd rather call myself the Jewish Jane Austen
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    Howard Jacobson: I'd rather call myself the Jewish Jane Austen
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    Phill Jupitus, Alan Cox and Marcus Brigstocke
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    Spencer Jones, BBC Presents the Next Big Thing
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    Lili la Scala sings The Importance of Being Idle
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