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Alan Cumming on a meeting with Oprah
The actor tells how the US chat show host gave him the title for his new book.
  1. Alan Cumming on a meeting with Oprah
    01:19
    Alan Cumming on a meeting with Oprah
  2. Squashing Words
    05:58
    Squashing Words
  3. Books I’ve Written
    02:35
    Books I’ve Written
  4. Making a Leopard Monster
    04:35
    Making a Leopard Monster
  5. Superpowers
    08:09
    Superpowers
  6. Steve’s Monsters
    02:19
    Steve’s Monsters
  7. Making a Monster
    08:35
    Making a Monster
  8. Alien Stink Song
    05:04
    Alien Stink Song
  9. "I nearly feigned a heart attack"
    01:31
    "I nearly feigned a heart attack"
  10. Political poetry and the rise of xenophobia
    03:16
    Political poetry and the rise of xenophobia
  11. Pushing onto trains
    00:38
    Pushing onto trains
  12. Irvine Welsh on the contrast between Scotland and America
    01:19
    Irvine Welsh on the contrast between Scotland and America
  13. The Haka at the Edinburgh Military Tattoo
    00:15
    The Haka at the Edinburgh Military Tattoo
  14. Irvine Welsh on Trainspotting 2
    01:39
    Irvine Welsh on Trainspotting 2
  15. Jackie Kay reads A Lang Promise
    01:46
    Jackie Kay reads A Lang Promise
  16. How it feels to get flyered for your own show
    01:07
    How it feels to get flyered for your own show
  17. Edinburgh Nights: Richard Wilson and Angus Deayton
    08:57
    Edinburgh Nights: Richard Wilson and Angus Deayton
  18. "...and then they all booed me."
    00:31
    "...and then they all booed me."
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