The Afternoon Show with Nicola Meighan

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The Afternoon Show: Edinburgh International Festival launch and author Helen Mort

Edinburgh International Festival launch and author Helen Mort

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Nicola chats to Scott Bryan about the BAFTA TV nominations and author Helen Mort.

Nicola hears about the launch of this year's Edinburgh International Festival with outgoing Director Fergus Linehan and TV critic Scott Bryan on the BAFTA TV nominations.

Nicola is joined by outgoing Director of the Edinburgh International Festival to talk about the programme for this year’s Festival, which launched this morning, and to talk about passing on the baton to the next Director, Nicola Benedetti, who takes over later in the year. 
 
TV Critic Scott Bryan joins Nicola to talk about the nomiations for the BAFTA Must See Moment Award, and about the full BAFTA TV Award nominations which were released this morning. 
 
Writer Helen Mort speaks to Nicola about her memoir of mountaineering and motherhood, A Line Above the Sky. 
 
Another Scottish celebrity guest faces Paul English’s grilling in our weekly Getting to Know You quiz. 
 
And Anna Welander showcases the work of two young female singer-songwriters who have submitted material via BBC Upload.

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