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EDINBURGH FESTIVAL VIDEO ARCHIVE

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Best of the Festival. The Herald online team presents the highlights of our Edinburgh Festival 2006 video diary. Featuring interviews with Al Gore, Sigourney Weaver, Charlize Theron, Gabriel Byrne, Julie Walters and Sir Sean Connery.

Township Stories, Traverse Theatre. A nail-biting thriller written by Paul Grootboom, the �township Tarantino� and Presley Chweneyagae, star of the Oscar-winning Tsotsi.
The Herald's Young Critics. Herald reporter James Morgan talks to the critics of the future � Edinburgh pupils taking part in our special writing project. See how they measure up to the professionals.
Long Life and Nederlands Dans Theatre, International Festival. Long Life is a play without words from Latvia. The Nederlands Dans Theatre completes this double bill.
The Really Terrible Orchestra. Conceived by Alexander McCall Smith and delivered by some truly awful musicians at Canongate Kirk. In aid of good causes.

Albert Watson: Frozen. The first exhibition in Scotland by the Edinburgh-born, internationally-renowned photographer.
Three Sisters, International Festival. American Repertory Theatre brings a fresh vision to Chekhov�s heart-breaking play.
The Death Of Arthur, Fringe. The mystery, passion and betrayal of Arthur, stripped to Celtic bone, by Theatre Alba.
A Midsummer Night's Dream, Fringe. Shakespeare's masterpiece performed in the enigmatic setting of Rosslyn Chapel.

Fringe Soundbites. On the last day of the Fringe, The Herald asks festival-goers for their highlights.
Liza Campbell, Book Festival. The daughter of the late Thane of Cawdor tells her extraordinary real life story.
Moscow State Circus. Russia's greatest and most flexible circus performers in The Meadows Big Top.
Powder Rooms, Edinburgh Fringe. Late night burlesque show.

Sean Connery - arriving at the Film Festival to be presented with his Bafta Scotland award.
Al Gore, at the Book Festival talks about his film, "Global warming: An Incovenient Truth"
Driving Lessons, Film Festival. Directorial debut from Jeremy Brock, screenwriter of Mrs Brown and Charlotte Gray.
The Eddies - The winners receive their awards.
Balanchine's Don Quixote, Ballet, International Festival. Full scale ballet, never before performed in the UK.

Africa's Heartbeat. Uplifting, beautiful music from the African Children's Choir.
IF Comeddies nominations the Festival�s leading comedy gongs. Previous winners include Steve Coogan, Frank Skinner and Lee Evans.
Paul Rusesabagina, talks about his single-handed work to save the lives of thousands during the Rwandan genocide.
An Asylum on Every Corner. Fringe musical set in a care home, where the medics are as neurotic as the patients.
The Wilders. Kansas hillbilly and bluegrass band which has just won a Herald Angel for its performances.

Actor Charley Boorman talks about "Race to Dakar� the book of his latest motorcycle adventure.
The Irish Curse. Bittersweet new Fringe comedy explores how society defines masculinity.
The Space Cowboy. Fringe interview with the official World Champion of street performers.
Ladyboys of Bangkok. The notorious Fringe cabaret is back with new songs, dances and comedy.

Into the Hood, five-star dramatised urban fairytale. Winner of a Herald Angels award this year.
Karen Dunbar. The Scots comedienne interviewed.
Masters of silent mirth, the Russian Clowns show.
Tony Robinson injects his own special humour into the Phone Book Live

Edinburgh Festival 60th party, clips from Sean Connery, Gabriel Byrne, Tilda Swinton, Robbie Coltrane and Steven Soderbergh.
Charlize Theron on her role as exec producer of East of Havana
Breakdancing battle
The Herald Angel Awards

Reginald D Hunter - US stand-up comedian.
Finding Marina - Dance / theatre, loosely based on Romeo and Juliet. Set in Sri Lanka, featuring survivors of tsunami.
Iain Banks - Author, interviewed at Edinburgh Book Festival.
Flamenco Jazz Umbrella - interview with dancers and shots of the show.

Chanbara - Fringe show blending samurai swordsmanship with martial arts and taiko drumming.
Wil Anderson � Fringe comedian.
Les Dennis � interview - starring in new play, Marlon Brando's Corset.
End of the Rainbow - Theatre - portrait of Judy Garland's last hurrah.

Moazzem Begg � Bookfest interview.
Tony Benn � Bookfest interview.
Myosung. South Korean street dance at the Assembly Rooms.
Snow Cake - film premiere � red carpet interviews Sigourney Weaver and Alan Rickman.

Graeme Obree interviewed at premiere of the Flying Scotsman, the biographical feature of his life. Also features comments from actor Billy Boyd.
Daphne Pena: The Bellydance Diaries. Lifting the veil on the mystical eastern dance.
Sober Not Clean: Interview with Brendan Burns, the anarchic Australian comic.
21st Century Circus: Immortal. A dazzling mix of daredevil acrobatics and rock.

Kilted Pleasures: Scots comedian Craig Hill discusses his work.
Lunch with the Hamiltons: Neil and Christine Hamilton make their first Fringe appearance.
Mel Smith plays Winston Churchill. The great cigar debate. Will he smoke it on stage?
Kataklo Athletic. Mind boggling acrobatics and gravity-defying stunts that mix dance with gymnastics.