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Van Outen joins line-up at Fringe10 Jun 09 | Edinburgh, East and FifeDenise van Outen is among the stars as the line-up for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe is announced.. Fringe shows include music, comedy, theatre, dance, opera and art.
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Quick guide: Edinburgh Fringe08 Jun 09 | Scotland
Edinburgh's Fringe began in 1947 when eight theatre groups turned up uninvited to the International Festival.. In 1976, Alistair Moffat took over as administrator.
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Quick guide: Edinburgh festivals08 Jun 09 | ScotlandEDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL BOOK FESTIVAL - 15 to 31 AUGUST The Edinburgh International Book Festival began in 1983 and is now a key part of the festival season.
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Awards boss to fund comedy prize04 Jun 09 | Edinburgh, East and FifeThe organiser of the Edinburgh Comedy Awards is to pay more than £100,000 of her own money to run the event.. My career changed when as a young actress I performed at the Edinburgh Festival.
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£1m for Scottish work at Fringe15 May 09 | Edinburgh, East and FifeWith performers and promoters from across the world flocking to Edinburgh this is a fantastic opportunity for our artists to make the most of the unique arts event."
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How to have good ideas24 Aug 08Award-winning artist Grayson Perry explains how he gets his creative juices flowing. ...
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Dorian Gray undressed22 Aug 08A dance show at the Edinburgh International Festival is retelling Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray as a tale of obsession set in today's celebrity culture.
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Play tackles ethnic violence21 Aug 08A play at the Edinburgh festival about violent youth culture in 1970s London has been adapted to post-war Sarajevo.
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Play tackles ethnic violence21 Aug 08
A play at the Edinburgh festival about violent youth culture in 1970s London has been adapted to post-war Sarajevo.
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Cambodian revival at festival20 Aug 08Cambodian dancers are appearing at the Edinburgh festival as part of a project to restore the country's cultural heritage.
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The Choir - The Kodaly MethodThe Kodaly Method, 12 Jul 09Aled Jones presents a celebration of the life and work of Hungarian composer, philosopher and teacher Zoltan Kodaly, one of the most important figures in 20th-century choral music.
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Blogs
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Poet Laureate01 May 09 | Pauline McLean - View from the South Bank
So the worst kept secret in literature is out. And according to the Scottish Storytelling Centre in Edinburgh's Royal Mile, that looks like being at this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe. ...
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Festival boss reveals programme26 Mar 09 | Pauline McLean - The Reporters: Pauline McLean
Any fears about the impact of the recession were swiftly dismissed by Jonathan Mills this week as he launched his third Edinburgh International Festival programme. ...
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The aforementioned Edinburgh toile created for this...26 Mar 09 | Pauline McLean - The Reporters: Pauline McLean
Edinburgh International Festival say they're delighted with their design - which will feature in all their publicity material. The design team of course take their title from the poem To A Mouse. ... ...
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A different Chris blogs26 Feb 07 | Little Chris - The Chris Moyles Show
Today we had Take That in on the show, I’ve not met them before, but they were very nice lads. Ok, so I have more work to do now making sure that everything is ready for tomorrows programme. ...
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Now back to Corrie30 Aug 08 | Pauline McLean - The Reporters: Pauline McLean
There's a weariness you get at the end of five weeks of festival coverage. Alfred Brendel said goodnight and goodbye with his final concert for the Edinburgh International Festival. ...
Knowledge
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BBC Radio 4 - Factual - Desert Island Discs Jonathan MillerFactual
Created by Roy Plomley in 1942, the format is simple: each week a guest is invited by Sue Lawley to choose the eight records they would take with them to a desert island.
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BBC Radio 4 - Factual - Desert Island Discs - Meera SyalFactual
Her one woman show ‘One of Us’ went to the Edinburgh Festival where she was spotted by a director from the Royal Court Theatre in London and offered an immediate equity card.
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Arts - Poetry: Out LoudArts
This recording comes from the 1965 Edinburgh International Festival. Used by permission of the estate of W.H.Auden. ...
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Films - Festivals and Seasons - Edinburgh - British feature films - YasminFilms
British films screening at the Edinburgh Film Festival. I'm delighted to be back at the Edinburgh Festival with Yasmin.
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Films - Festivals and Seasons - Edinburgh - British short films - Orders of LoveFilms
I did pop promos for a while [including] a film which was a hybrid short film/pop video for Orbital called The Box, that got shown in the Edinburgh Festival a while ago, and some other short films.
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News From Other Sources
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Donald MacCormick | Obituary13 Jul 09 | Guardian Unlimited
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JFL finds there's more than one way to tell a joke13 Jul 09 | Globe and Mail
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Butler's admits to legal 'aid'13 Jul 09 | The Sun
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Cycling: Haynes top in sprint league CITY of...13 Jul 09 | The Scotsman
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Hardeep Singh Kohli suspended for 'acting...13 Jul 09 | The Independent
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