Produced to tie-in with the 2000 Edinburgh festival, this programme, presented by Forbes Masson and Hilary Lyon, offers recommendations and previews of the festival’s varied programme, and takes in fringe comedy, theatre, art exhibitions and the film programme.

Among the attractions previewed is a stage production of Bernhard Schlink’s acclaimed novel The Reader, adapted by Chris Dolan. Dolan’s adaptation uses three different actors to play the central role of Michael, and the playwright discusses the challenges of bringing his production to the stage.

Also previewed is the year’s film festival programme, with the festival’s artistic director Lizzie Francke singling out Lars von Trier’s Dancer in the Dark, Ulrich Eden’s The Little Vampire and in particular Alejandro González Iñnáritu’s Amores Perros as among the year’s most exciting titles. Francke also hails the British films in the programme, including Terence Davies’s House of Mirth, Pawel Pawlikowski’s Last Resort and Jamie Thraves’s The Low Down.




Other items include a preview of an art exhibition at the Bourne Fine Art Gallery, around the theme of Mary, Queen of Scots. Curator Ian McFarlane approached a number of artists to produce work inspired by the historical figure. There are also previews of the stand-up comedy shows at the festival, and a profile of musician Martin Bennett.