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Maggie O’Farrell on the books that inspired her childhood
From The Female Gaze event in association with the Edinburgh International Book Festival.
  1. Maggie O’Farrell on the books that inspired her childhood
    02:05
    Maggie O’Farrell on the books that inspired her childhood
  2. Robert Lepage on portraying himself in 887
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    Robert Lepage on portraying himself in 887
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  3. Robert Lepage on 'choosing the prison' of Shakespeare
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  4. Robert Lepage on his Ka show for Cirque du Soleil
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  5. Jazz Line-Up: Closing set from the Darius Brubeck Quartet
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  6. Jesse Jackson on America's culture of violence
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    Jesse Jackson on America's culture of violence
  7. Alexander McCall Smith reads from The Revolving Door of Life
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    Alexander McCall Smith reads from The Revolving Door of Life
  8. Juliette Binoche on why she hasn't embraced Hollywood
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    Juliette Binoche on why she hasn't embraced Hollywood
  9. 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
  10. 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?'
  11. Liz Lochhead: How To Be a Romantic Poet
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  12. George the Poet reads His Mistakes
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    George the Poet reads His Mistakes
  13. Liz Lochhead: Mary Queen of Scots Got Her Head Chopped Off
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