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Jackie Kay on tracing her birth parents
The poet tells Nicola Sturgeon about her family.
  1. Jackie Kay on tracing her birth parents
    01:47
    Jackie Kay on tracing her birth parents
  2. Squashing Words
    05:58
    Squashing Words
    View More From Authors Live: Steve Cole
  3. Books I’ve Written
    02:35
    Books I’ve Written
    View More From Authors Live: Steve Cole
  4. Making a Leopard Monster
    04:35
    Making a Leopard Monster
    View More From Authors Live: Steve Cole
  5. Superpowers
    08:09
    Superpowers
    View More From Authors Live: Steve Cole
  6. Steve’s Monsters
    02:19
    Steve’s Monsters
    View More From Authors Live: Steve Cole
  7. Making a Monster
    08:35
    Making a Monster
    View More From Authors Live: Steve Cole
  8. Alien Stink Song
    05:04
    Alien Stink Song
    View More From Authors Live: Steve Cole
  9. Tommy Sandhu gets hyped
    02:03
    Tommy Sandhu gets hyped
  10. The keyboard with a mind of its own
    02:45
    The keyboard with a mind of its own

    Late Junction on BBC Radio 3

  11. Arthur Smith's Fringe picks
    01:32
    Arthur Smith's Fringe picks
  12. "I nearly feigned a heart attack"
    01:31
    "I nearly feigned a heart attack"
  13. "I couldn't have loved that family anymore"
    01:24
    "I couldn't have loved that family anymore"
  14. Malaika Kegode: I tried to stop writing about you
    02:55
    Malaika Kegode: I tried to stop writing about you
  15. We hope you're sitting down
    00:43
    We hope you're sitting down
  16. The difference between Glasgow and Edinburgh festivals
    00:28
    The difference between Glasgow and Edinburgh festivals
  17. "Music can change your hair"
    01:07
    "Music can change your hair"
  18. 'Do you believe in fairies?'
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    'Do you believe in fairies?'
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