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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. Reading
    04:11
    Reading
  3. Childhood
    05:49
    Childhood
  4. Writing Books for her Daughter
    04:53
    Writing Books for her Daughter
  5. Scarlet Umbrella
    04:17
    Scarlet Umbrella
  6. The Characters
    04:10
    The Characters
  7. Playing Instruments
    03:50
    Playing Instruments
  8. Q&A
    03:47
    Q&A
  9. 'Do you believe in fairies?'
    02:51
    'Do you believe in fairies?'
  10. Adele Hampton: Speak your own melanin into a mirror
    02:33
    Adele Hampton: Speak your own melanin into a mirror
  11. Marin Alsop on her speech at the Last Night of the Proms
    03:10
    Marin Alsop on her speech at the Last Night of the Proms
  12. Jackie Kay on tracing her birth parents
    01:47
    Jackie Kay on tracing her birth parents
  13. The keyboard with a mind of its own
    02:45
    The keyboard with a mind of its own
  14. EIF Conversations: Marin Alsop
    47:43
    EIF Conversations: Marin Alsop
  15. Jonathan Safran Foer on writing his first book in ten years
    05:05
    Jonathan Safran Foer on writing his first book in ten years
  16. Lazy Susan give us some Fringe heart breakers
    01:11
    Lazy Susan give us some Fringe heart breakers
  17. We hope you're sitting down
    00:43
    We hope you're sitting down
  18. A magic trick too far
    00:39
    A magic trick too far
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