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Alan Cumming on flying to America - for the first time - with Ruby Wax
The actor describes an ill-fated plane journey, at Edinburgh International Book Festival.
  1. Alan Cumming on flying to America - for the first time - with Ruby Wax
    02:34
    Alan Cumming on flying to America - for the first time - with Ruby Wax
  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. Political poetry and the rise of xenophobia
    03:16
    Political poetry and the rise of xenophobia
  10. The difference between Glasgow and Edinburgh festivals
    00:28
    The difference between Glasgow and Edinburgh festivals
  11. How it feels to get flyered for your own show
    01:07
    How it feels to get flyered for your own show
  12. Michelle Fisher: Picture the vast unknown
    02:59
    Michelle Fisher: Picture the vast unknown
  13. A disastrous opening night
    04:16
    A disastrous opening night
  14. "A triumph and a reason to carry on"
    00:25
    "A triumph and a reason to carry on"
  15. Irvine Welsh on Trainspotting 2
    01:39
    Irvine Welsh on Trainspotting 2
  16. Malaika Kegode: I tried to stop writing about you
    02:55
    Malaika Kegode: I tried to stop writing about you
  17. Marin Alsop: 'The need to pigeonhole music is limiting'
    02:40
    Marin Alsop: 'The need to pigeonhole music is limiting'
  18. Simple Minds, tower blocks, chainsaws and Faust
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    Simple Minds, tower blocks, chainsaws and Faust
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