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Edinburgh Nights

2014: Edinburgh Nights with Sue Perkins

Episode 1

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Sue Perkins talks to guests including Frank Skinner and Pamela Stephenson and presents the best comedy, cabaret and events at the Edinburgh Festival in 2014. Show more

Edinburgh Nights

2014: Edinburgh Nights with Sue Perkins

Episode 2

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales

Sue Perkins talks to guests including Dame Diana Rigg and comedian Mark Watson and presents the best comedy, cabaret and events at the Edinburgh Festival in 2014. Show more

Edinburgh Nights

2014: Edinburgh Nights with Sue Perkins

Episode 3

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Sue Perkins presents her final show from 2014's Edinburgh Festival. She is joined by some familiar faces on the sofa. Plus, Mark Watson gives his thoughts on the fringe. Show more

Edinburgh Nights

2018

Episode 1

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two HD

Highlights from this year's Edinburgh Festivals. Nish Kumar is behind the scenes with some of the biggest names and hopeful first timers in comedy as they try out new material. Show more

Edinburgh Nights

2018

Episode 2

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two HD

Highlights from the Edinburgh Festivals. Nish visits the Book Festival, visits some venues offering lively controversy and explores why podcasters are seeking out live audiences. Show more

Edinburgh Nights

2018

Episode 3

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two HD

Highlights from this year's Edinburgh Festivals. Featuring singer-songwriter St Vincent, activists Pussy Riot and a show performed entirely in a burnt-out car. Show more

Edinburgh Nights

1990

Episode 4

Duration: 40 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland (Analogue)Latest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Kirsty Wark interviews members of the Bolshoi Opera and Tracey MacLeod investigates the thriving Edinburgh club scene during Festival time. Clive Anderson reviews the best and worst stand-up shows. Show more

Edinburgh Nights

1989

Episode 2

Duration: 40 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland (Analogue)Latest broadcast: on BBC Two England

A focus on Johann Kresnik's controversial dance theatre interpretation of Macbeth, which concentrates on themes of violence and sado-masochism. Plus an interview with comedian Emo Philips. Show more

Edinburgh Nights

1989

Episode 3

Duration: 40 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland (Analogue)Latest broadcast: on BBC Two England

The first of three performance programmes sees a show by French circus act Archaos, who use chainsaws and motorbikes instead of tigers and elephants.

Edinburgh Nights

1989

Episode 4

Duration: 40 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland (Analogue)Latest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Tracey MacLeod and Ian Hislop present coverage of the Edinburgh Festival. Can it be true that Gone with the Wind star Butterfly McQueen is in Edinburgh for the International Film Festival? Show more

Edinburgh Nights

1989

Episode 5

Duration: 40 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland (Analogue)Latest broadcast: on BBC Two England

A chance to tune in to the sounds of the Edinburgh Festival, including jazz bagpiping, Danish percussion and Spanish guitar. Plus the firework display from Princes Street Gardens. Show more

Edinburgh Nights

1989

Episode 6: The House with the Green Shutters

Duration: 2 hours

First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland (Analogue)Latest broadcast: on BBC Two England

The Communicado theatre company perform Gerald Mulgrew's adaptation of George Douglas Brown's The House with the Green Shutters, the story of the tragic rise and fall of a small-town tyrant. Show more

Edinburgh Nights

1989

Episode 7

Duration: 40 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland (Analogue)Latest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Tracey MacLeod and Sheena McDonald present the arts programme. Rupert Murdoch argues for more choice on television. Plus debates about pornography, censorship and religious broadcasting. Show more

Edinburgh Nights

1989

Episode 8

Duration: 40 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland (Analogue)Latest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Garrison Keillor, America's tallest humorist and author of Lake Wobegon Days, meets John Byrne, author of Tutti Frutti, and rides off into the sunset in search of Loch Wobegon.

Edinburgh Nights

1989

Episode 9

Duration: 50 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland (Analogue)Latest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Performance of a provocative and personal theatre piece by the American director and choreographer Martha Clarke. It takes as its starting point The Garden of Earthly Delights by Hieronymus Bosch. Show more

Edinburgh Nights

Comedy Solos

Episode 1

Duration: 40 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland (Analogue)Latest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Compilation of the best stand-up comedy from the Edinburgh Festival. Featuring Jo Brand, Arnold Brown, Will Durst, John Hegley, Sean Hughes and Michael Redmond.

Edinburgh Nights

Comedy Solos

Episode 2

Duration: 40 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland (Analogue)Latest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Stand-up comedy from the Edinburgh Festival. Will Durst puts a comic spin on plane crashes, US politics, Reagan and Bush and religion.

Edinburgh Nights

1990

Episode 9

Duration: 40 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland (Analogue)Latest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Stuart Cosgrove presents highlights from the Edinburgh TV Festival, and Clint Eastwood comes to town to discuss new film White Hunter, Black Heart.