For two weeks now Edinburgh has been celebrating its 38th International Festival of the Arts.
Five personal views highlight the diversity of this year's programme:
Frank Dunlop , the new Festival Director, is especially pleased with his drama line-up which boasts companies from New York, Berlin, Paris and Prague.
Singer Jill Gomez samples the chamber music.
Barney Simon, here with a new play performed by the Market Theatre,
Johannesburg, sniffs around the Fringe.
American group Sweet Honey in the Rock part of the massive Smithsonian event from Washington, sing a capella' and swing to the Jazz Festival. Film-writer Peter Wollen comments on images of America as seen at tne Film Festival. ,
And Edinburgh Labour Group Leader
Alex Wood , asks what the Festival achieves for the city.
Directors MIKE BARNES , HILARY BOULDlNG Producer KEITH ALEXANDER BBC Scotland