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Allan Little and Sheena MacDonald read a passage by Michael Frayn
Allan Little comes on stage to accompany his wife Sheena McDonald in a reading.
  1. Allan Little and Sheena MacDonald read a passage by Michael Frayn
    02:54
    Allan Little and Sheena MacDonald read a passage by Michael Frayn
  2. Simon McBurney on visiting the Amazon
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    Simon McBurney on visiting the Amazon
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  3. Simon McBurney on the joy of performing
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    Simon McBurney on the joy of performing
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  4. Sylvie Guillem on life after dance
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    Sylvie Guillem on life after dance
  5. Alexander McCall Smith reads from The Revolving Door of Life
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    Alexander McCall Smith reads from The Revolving Door of Life
  6. Mark Steel talks politics and comedy
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    Mark Steel talks politics and comedy
  7. Maggie O’Farrell on the books that inspired her childhood
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    Maggie O’Farrell on the books that inspired her childhood
  8. Jazz Line-Up: Corrina Hewat and Dave Milligan
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    Jazz Line-Up: Corrina Hewat and Dave Milligan
  9. Howard Jacobson on literature and political correctness
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    Howard Jacobson on literature and political correctness
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    Liz Lochhead: Credo for working in Scottish theatre
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    Front Row at the Edinburgh Festival
  12. The Showstoppers perform a ten minute musical
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    The Showstoppers perform a ten minute musical
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    Lili la Scala sings The Importance of Being Idle
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