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Christiana Figueres & Tom Rivett-Carnac: How We Can Survive the Climate Crisis
Formidable Females with Lari Don & Eilidh Muldoon
Andrew O'Hagan: Heydays in the Haçienda (2020 Event)
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Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi: Uganda’s First Woman of Fiction
Maggie O'Farrell: Giving New Life to Shakespeare’s Son (2020 Event)
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Dragons and Wizards with Cressida Cowell at the Edinburgh International Book Festival
James Acaster at the Edinburgh International Book Festival
Ian Rankin talks to Phill Jupitus at the Edinburgh International Book Festival
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Julia Neuberger talks to Richard Holloway at the Edinburgh International Book Festival
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David Nicholls talks to Sally Magnusson at the Edinburgh International Book Festival
Ruth Davidson talks to Katherine Grainger at the Edinburgh International Book Festival
Carol Ann Duffy at the Edinburgh International Book Festival
Aidan O'Rourke, James Robertson & Kit Downes at the Edinburgh International Book Festival
Casey Gerald talks to DeRay Mckesson at the Edinburgh International Book Festival
Sue Perkins speaks to Ruth Wishart at the Edinburgh International Book Festival
Peter Hitchens speaks to Ruth Wishart at the Edinburgh International Book Festival
Allan Little's Big Interview with Elif Shafak at the Edinburgh International Book Festival
Jack Monroe at the Edinburgh International Book Festival
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Tom Devine speaks to Allan Little at the Edinburgh International Book Festival
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Victoria Hislop speaks with James Runcie at the Edinburgh International Book Festival
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Roddy Doyle talks to Chris Brookmyre at the Edinburgh International Book Festival
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Ambrose Parry (Chris Brookmye & Marisa Haetzman) at the Edinburgh International Book Festival
Robin Knox-Johnston speaks with Ruth Wishart at the Edinburgh International Book Festival
Tim Winton talks to John Williams at the Edinburgh International Book Festival
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Julia Neuberger talks to Richard Holloway at the Edinburgh International Book Festival
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Caroline Criado Perez talks to Sally Magnusson at the Edinburgh International Book Festival
Rory Stewart speaks with Charlotte Higgins at the Edinburgh International Book Festival
Arundhati Roy talks to Nicola Sturgeon at the Edinburgh International Book Festival
Salman Rushdie talks to James Naughtie at the Edinburgh International Book Festival
Allan Little, Sheena McDonald & Gail Robinson at the Edinburgh International Book Festival
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Ibram X Kendi talks to DeRay Mckesson at the Edinburgh International Book Festival
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Markus Zusak speaks to Janet Ellis at the Edinburgh International Book Festival
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Mark Urban speaks with Ruth Wishart at the Edinburgh International Book Festival
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Into the Wild with Julian Clary & David Roberts at the Edinburgh International Book Festival
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Colson Whitehead talks to Kirsty Wark at the Edinburgh International Book Festival
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Jackie Kay speaks to Tanika Gupta at the Edinburgh International Book Festival
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Kristina Stephenson: Bear Necessities at the Edinburgh International Book Festival
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Caroline Criado Perez talks to Sally Magnusson at the Edinburgh International Book Festival
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Ibram X Kendi talks to Deray Mckesson at the Edinburgh International Book Festival
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Jeanne Marie Laskas talks to DeRay Mckesson at the Edinburgh International Book Festival
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