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With Janice Forsyth in the Culture Studio today:

Bernard MacLaverty, one of the country's best loved writers, pops in to discuss his new book of collected short stories.

Hip hop veteran and choreographer Jonzi D is coming to Inverness on Wednesday evening. He tells us why being offered an MBE led to his first solo show in 17 years.

150 years ago today Abraham Lincoln gave the Gettysburg Address - one of the great speeches of all time. Rhetoric fan Sam Leith and Professor Phil O'Brien of Glasgow University discuss what makes the speech so special and why it's still central to America's self-image.

Joseph Boyden discusses his new novel, The Orenda, a story about the clash of cultures that took place when Europeans came to North America.

Michael Jackson's album Thriller sold 65 million copies while Katy Perry's latest sold less than three hundred thousand. But are reports of the album's demise exaggerated?

And will the City of Discovery soon be known as the City of Culture? In advance of tomorrow's announcement we get the last minute lowdown on the Dundee bid from Chris van der Kuyl.