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Live from the Edinburgh Festival with Henning Wehn, Frances Poet, Fara and Arusa Qureshi

Aug 17, 202128 min
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The Edinburgh Festival is a much more pared-down event this year because of Covid, but despite this there is still plenty on offer.

Comedian Henning Wehn is filling the Edinburgh Corn Exchange and he'll be discussing the challenge of preparing for a festival with all live comedy events cancelled for so many months.

Playwright Frances Poet discusses the world premiere of her unsettling play Still at the Traverse Theatre. Edinburgh-based writer Arusa Qureshi will being us her observations of how the festival city is different this year. And the Orkney four-piece folk band will be performing live from the BBC's outdoor stage.

Presenter Kirsty Lang Producer Jerome Weatherald

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