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Tom Ballard on his first Fringe
Tom Ballard tells us about his first ever time at the Edinburgh Fringe
  1. Tom Ballard on his first Fringe
    00:37
    Tom Ballard on his first Fringe
  2. Reading
    04:11
    Reading
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  3. Childhood
    05:49
    Childhood
    View More From Authors Live: Cerrie Burnell
  4. Writing Books for her Daughter
    04:53
    Writing Books for her Daughter
    View More From Authors Live: Cerrie Burnell
  5. Scarlet Umbrella
    04:17
    Scarlet Umbrella
    View More From Authors Live: Cerrie Burnell
  6. The Characters
    04:10
    The Characters
    View More From Authors Live: Cerrie Burnell
  7. Playing Instruments
    03:50
    Playing Instruments
    View More From Authors Live: Cerrie Burnell
  8. Q&A
    03:47
    Q&A
    View More From Authors Live: Cerrie Burnell
  9. Trying Weight Watchers
    00:59
    Trying Weight Watchers
  10. Jonathan Safran Foer on writing his first book in ten years
    05:05
    Jonathan Safran Foer on writing his first book in ten years
  11. Irvine Welsh on the contrast between Scotland and America
    01:19
    Irvine Welsh on the contrast between Scotland and America
  12. Alexei Sayle on life and 'inventing' British comedy
    04:12
    Alexei Sayle on life and 'inventing' British comedy
  13. Arthur Smith's Fringe picks
    01:32
    Arthur Smith's Fringe picks
  14. A disastrous opening night
    04:16
    A disastrous opening night
  15. EIF Conversations: Pierre Boulez: A Celebration
    55:08
    EIF Conversations: Pierre Boulez: A Celebration
  16. "I nearly feigned a heart attack"
    01:31
    "I nearly feigned a heart attack"
  17. 'Just watch the hands': The genius of Boulez's conducting
    02:13
    'Just watch the hands': The genius of Boulez's conducting
  18. "Spirit of the Fringe"
    00:48
    "Spirit of the Fringe"
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