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Val McDermid's advice to Nicola Sturgeon and aspiring writers: 'Just do it'
McDermid also tells would-be novelists to forget about writing the perfect first chapter.
  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. Simon McBurney on visiting the Amazon
    03:13
    Simon McBurney on visiting the Amazon
  3. Simon McBurney on the joy of performing
    01:12
    Simon McBurney on the joy of performing
  4. Simon McBurney
    53:48
    Simon McBurney
  5. Howard Jacobson on literature and political correctness
    00:01
    Howard Jacobson on literature and political correctness
  6. Dean Owens sings Delia's Gone
    02:48
    Dean Owens sings Delia's Gone
  7. The Harmonium Project
    05:04
    The Harmonium Project
  8. Sylvie Guillem: Life in Progress trailer
    03:04
    Sylvie Guillem: Life in Progress trailer
  9. Howard Jacobson: I'd rather call myself the Jewish Jane Austen
    02:19
    Howard Jacobson: I'd rather call myself the Jewish Jane Austen
  10. Robert Lepage on his Ka show for Cirque du Soleil
    01:45
    Robert Lepage on his Ka show for Cirque du Soleil
  11. Basketball Man on Anneka Rice's Edinburgh
    00:56
    Basketball Man on Anneka Rice's Edinburgh
  12. Fred MacAulay's five festival picks
    01:31
    Fred MacAulay's five festival picks
  13. Ian Rankin: Crime writers need to cope with Police reorganisation
    02:05
    Ian Rankin: Crime writers need to cope with Police reorganisation
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