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EPISODE · Aug 11, 2022 · 42 MIN

Edinburgh Festival: Burn, Counting & Cracking, Aftersun, Festival picks

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Live from Edinburgh, with a review of Alan Cumming's one man show, Burn, which sets out to update the biscuit-tin image of Robert Burns. Plus Counting & Cracking - the epic, multilingual life journey of four generations, from Sri Lanka to Australia. To review the Edinburgh International Festival performances, Kate Molleson is joined by Arusa Qureshi, writer and editor of Fest Magazine, and Alan Bissett, playwright, novelist and performer.Plus we speak to Scottish film director Charlotte Wells about her critically acclaimed new film Aftersun, as she returns to her home town to open this year's Edinburgh International Film Festival.Presenter: Kate Molleson Producer: Emma WallacePhoto: Burn - Alan Cumming; picture credit - Gian Andrea di Stefano

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