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Alan Cumming on a meeting with Oprah
The actor tells how the US chat show host gave him the title for his new book.
  1. Alan Cumming on a meeting with Oprah
    01:19
    Alan Cumming on a meeting with Oprah
  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. 'Do you believe in fairies?'
    02:51
    'Do you believe in fairies?'
  10. "...and then they all booed me."
    00:31
    "...and then they all booed me."
  11. Tom Ballard on his first Fringe
    00:37
    Tom Ballard on his first Fringe
  12. Jonathan Safran Foer on writing his first book in ten years
    05:05
    Jonathan Safran Foer on writing his first book in ten years
  13. Marina Warner: 'Fairy tales are in the DNA of cultures'
    03:15
    Marina Warner: 'Fairy tales are in the DNA of cultures'
  14. "A triumph and a reason to carry on"
    00:25
    "A triumph and a reason to carry on"
  15. Tim Burgess on a chance meeting with Steve Martin
    02:34
    Tim Burgess on a chance meeting with Steve Martin
  16. Will Gompertz's Edinburgh 2016 Tips
    02:49
    Will Gompertz's Edinburgh 2016 Tips
  17. Political poetry and the rise of xenophobia
    03:16
    Political poetry and the rise of xenophobia
  18. Arthur Smith's Fringe picks
    01:32
    Arthur Smith's Fringe picks
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