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Edinburgh Festival Special

Nicola presents an Edinburgh Festival Special with Michel Faber and Cressida Cowell along with loads of great music that's featured at the festival over the years.

Nicola will be chatting to award winning children’s author Cressida Cowell about how she got into writing fantasy and what’s in store for the final instalment of her Wizards of Once series.

She'll alsol be joined by Michel Faber to discuss his new novel β€œD” in which the disappearance of one letter of the alphabet launches hero Dhikilo into the adventure of a lifetime.

For those looking for their comedy hit, Nicola will be joined by Sadia Azmat, host of the ground breaking podcast β€œNo Country For Young Women”, to chat about how she fell into comedy.

Nick Barley, the head of the Edinburgh International Book Festival, joins Nicola to chat about their online season and how the festival has adapted. And we’ll get a review of how the online events work for viewers from Becka Smith.

And even though the venues are closed, we’re being encouraged to wander the streets of Edinburgh passing some of the much loved buildings we might otherwise be in. Search Party Edinburgh from the Gilded Balloon is an app that wants us to help find The Spirit of the Fringe. Anna Welander has a go to see if she can solve the mystery.

1 hour, 55 minutes

Last on

Fri 21 Aug 2020 20:00
ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Scotland

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Music Played

  • Primal Scream

    Movin' On Up

    • Dirty Hits.
    • Columbia.
    • 2.

  • Altered Images

    Don't Talk to Me About Love

    • Wave Party (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.

  • CHVRCHES

    The Mother We Share

    • The Mother We Share.
    • 2012 National Anthem.
    • 1.

  • Madness

    Our House

    • Virgin.

  • Tom Jones

    Mama Told Me Not To Come (feat. Stereophonics)

    • (CD Single).
    • Gut Records.

  • ΅ώ±π²β΄Η²Τ³¦Γ©

    Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)

    • I Am.. Sasha Fierce.
    • Music World Music.
    • 1.

  • Deacon Blue

    Twist And Shout

    • Deacon Blue- Our Town (Greatest Hits).
    • Columbia.

  • The Style Council

    Shout To The Top

    • Billy Elliot O.S.T. - Various Artists.
    • Polydor.

  • Blondie

    Denis

    • Atomic: The Very Best Of Blondie.
    • EMI.

Broadcasts

  • Fri 21 Aug 2020 14:00
    ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Scotland
  • Fri 21 Aug 2020 20:00
    ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Scotland

Related Links

  • (www.edbookfest.co.uk)
  • (canongate.co.uk)
  • (www.sadiaazmat.com)
  • (gildedballoon.co.uk)
  • (www.cressidacowell.co.uk)