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Festival Tales: Edinburgh At 70

Presented by Jack Whitehall, this one-hour documentary celebrates 70 years of one of the greatest arts festivals in the world - from the idealism of its glorious beginnings in 1947, when the Edinburgh Festival was conceived as a 'bond of reunion in a disintegrated world', part of a healing process in the aftermath of the Second World War, to the birth of the Fringe the same year and the creative anarchy that it unleashed. Jack recalls the miraculous encounters between artists, musicians, writers and performers that Edinburgh has witnessed over the decades, and reflects on what the Edinburgh Festival has done for culture, both nationally and internationally. Featuring interviews with Sir Ian McKellen, Shappi Khorsandi, Stephen Fry, Claire Bloom, Michael Palin, Nicola Benedetti, Alan Cumming, Alexei Sayle and many more

English
  • Originally Aired August 26, 2017
  • Runtime 60 minutes
  • Content Rating United States of America TV-PG
  • Network BBC
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Name Type Role
Alan Cumming Guest Star
Shaparak Khorsandi Guest Star
Jack Whitehall Guest Star
Claire Bloom Guest Star
Ian McKellen Guest Star
Michael Palin Guest Star
Alexei Sayle Guest Star
Nicola Benedetti Guest Star
Stephen Fry Guest Star
Sarah Aspinall Director
James Nutt Director