Edwyn Collins & Grace Maxwell with Ian Rankin (2015 Event)
‘Moving beyond words’ was one critic’s response to The Possibilities Are Endless, a documentary charting Edwyn Collins’ return to relative good health after two massive strokes in 2005. That film, and a recent book, were the subjects of conversation, recorded live at the Edinburgh International Book Festival, between Collins, his devoted wife Grace Maxwell and Ian Rankin, who has been a fan of the songwriter’s work since the days of 80s indie band Orange Juice and Postcard Records.
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Emma Donoghue and FIona Shaw (2010 event)
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John Gordon Sinclair (2014 event)