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Will Gompertz's Edinburgh 2016 Tips
The BBC's arts editor reveals his list of must-see shows and exhibitions for this August.
  1. Will Gompertz's Edinburgh 2016 Tips
    02:49
    Will Gompertz's Edinburgh 2016 Tips
  2. Squashing Words
    05:58
    Squashing Words
  3. Books I’ve Written
    02:35
    Books I’ve Written
  4. Making a Leopard Monster
    04:35
    Making a Leopard Monster
  5. Superpowers
    08:09
    Superpowers
  6. Steve’s Monsters
    02:19
    Steve’s Monsters
  7. Making a Monster
    08:35
    Making a Monster
  8. Alien Stink Song
    05:04
    Alien Stink Song
  9. Tim Burgess: What happened when I asked Lou Reed for an autograph
    02:49
    Tim Burgess: What happened when I asked Lou Reed for an autograph
  10. "I couldn't have loved that family anymore"
    01:24
    "I couldn't have loved that family anymore"
  11. Pushing onto trains
    00:38
    Pushing onto trains
  12. The Haka at the Edinburgh Military Tattoo
    00:15
    The Haka at the Edinburgh Military Tattoo
  13. Marin Alsop: 'The need to pigeonhole music is limiting'
    02:40
    Marin Alsop: 'The need to pigeonhole music is limiting'
  14. Alan Cumming on a meeting with Oprah
    01:19
    Alan Cumming on a meeting with Oprah
  15. Marin Alsop on her speech at the Last Night of the Proms
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    Marin Alsop on her speech at the Last Night of the Proms
  16. Irvine Welsh on the contrast between Scotland and America
    01:19
    Irvine Welsh on the contrast between Scotland and America
  17. 'Do you believe in fairies?'
    02:51
    'Do you believe in fairies?'
  18. 'Just watch the hands': The genius of Boulez's conducting
    02:13
    'Just watch the hands': The genius of Boulez's conducting
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