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Val McDermid's advice to Nicola Sturgeon and aspiring writers: 'Just do it'
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  1. Val McDermid's advice to Nicola Sturgeon and aspiring writers: 'Just do it'
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    Val McDermid's advice to Nicola Sturgeon and aspiring writers: 'Just do it'
  2. Val McDermid on the Scottish referendum: 'We wanted to call our house swithering heights'
    02:45
    Val McDermid on the Scottish referendum: 'We wanted to call our house swithering heights'
  3. The Showstoppers perform a ten minute musical
    10:08
    The Showstoppers perform a ten minute musical
  4. Howard Jacobson on literature and political correctness
    00:01
    Howard Jacobson on literature and political correctness
  5. Darren Walsh at BBC at the Edinburgh Festivals
    02:16
    Darren Walsh at BBC at the Edinburgh Festivals
  6. Simon McBurney on visiting the Amazon
    03:13
    Simon McBurney on visiting the Amazon
  7. Harriet Kemsley, BBC Presents the Next Big Thing
    01:13
    Harriet Kemsley, BBC Presents the Next Big Thing
  8. Fred MacAulay's five festival picks
    01:31
    Fred MacAulay's five festival picks
  9. George the Poet on starting to rap aged 15
    02:06
    George the Poet on starting to rap aged 15
  10. Ali McGregor sings You Shook Me All Night Long
    02:43
    Ali McGregor sings You Shook Me All Night Long
  11. Dean Owens sings Delia's Gone
    02:48
    Dean Owens sings Delia's Gone
  12. Trail: BBC at the Edinburgh Festivals 2015
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    Trail: BBC at the Edinburgh Festivals 2015
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