Close menu
BBC at the Edinburgh Festivals

Audio & Video

You must enable JavaScript to play content
Will Gompertz's Edinburgh 2016 Tips
The BBC's arts editor reveals his list of must-see shows and exhibitions for this August.
  1. Will Gompertz's Edinburgh 2016 Tips
    02:49
    Will Gompertz's Edinburgh 2016 Tips
  2. Reading
    04:11
    Reading
  3. Childhood
    05:49
    Childhood
  4. Writing Books for her Daughter
    04:53
    Writing Books for her Daughter
  5. Scarlet Umbrella
    04:17
    Scarlet Umbrella
  6. The Characters
    04:10
    The Characters
  7. Playing Instruments
    03:50
    Playing Instruments
  8. Q&A
    03:47
    Q&A
  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. Sage Francis
    03:52
    Sage Francis
  12. Andrew Hunter Murray's Fringe picks
    00:44
    Andrew Hunter Murray's Fringe picks
  13. Poets: Leyla Josephine
    03:01
    Poets: Leyla Josephine
  14. Jonathan Safran Foer on writing his first book in ten years
    05:05
    Jonathan Safran Foer on writing his first book in ten years
  15. 'Just watch the hands': The genius of Boulez's conducting
    02:13
    'Just watch the hands': The genius of Boulez's conducting
  16. Simple Minds, tower blocks, chainsaws and Faust
    02:57
    Simple Minds, tower blocks, chainsaws and Faust
  17. Marin Alsop on leading the BBC Proms virtual orchestra
    01:42
    Marin Alsop on leading the BBC Proms virtual orchestra
  18. The Haka at the Edinburgh Military Tattoo
    00:15
    The Haka at the Edinburgh Military Tattoo
    19. Now playing
    Up next

Act Videos