Kirsty Wark talks to the playwright Rona Munro and to members of the cast (including Sofie Gråbøl) of The James Plays, a trilogy of plays about medieval kings of Scotland.

Newsnight's culture correspondent Stephen Smith investigates the weird and wonderful aspects of the Edinburgh Festival and meets some of the festival's enduring eccentrics.

Comedian Arthur Smith explores the history of The Pleasance, an iconic Edinburgh Festival venue which has helped to launch the careers of a whole host of leading comedians, including The League of Gentlemen, Graham Norton, Miranda Hart and The Mighty Boosh. Featuring interviews with Mark Gatiss and Ben Miller.

Alastair Sooke speaks to artist Susan Hiller about her Edinburgh exhibition and picks his other highlights of the Edinburgh Art Festival.

This year's Festival has a South African flavour - there is a look at shows which celebrate 20 years of full democracy in South Africa and which also remind us of Africa's colonial past.

Plus special performances filmed on board one of Edinburgh's shiny new trams. Show less