Roger McGough
A joyous return to Edinburgh in 2006 by the 'patron saint of poetry' - simply hearing him read his own work is a blissful experience. He has also written an autobiography filled with his usual idiosyncratic humour and humanity - growing up in Liverpool, overnight fame with The Scaffold, a life irresistibly told.
Loading the player... if your browser supports audio and video it
should appear in a few moments.
Book Festival News
Book Festival reveals first author events for 2024Sunday 14 April
Listen to more
Val McDermid & Jo Sharp: Shaping a Better Future (2020 Event)
Patrick McCabe and Colm Tóibín
Jenny Erpenbeck with Michel Faber (2015 Event)
Lemn Sissay at the Edinburgh International Book Festival
Chris Brookmyre (2016 Event)
Omid Djalili (2014 event)
Packie Bonner (2016 Event)
Ian Rankin - interview
Susan Greenfield
Mary Costello & Han Kang (2015 Event)