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Mercury Prize-shortlisted pianist Fergus McCreadie plays live

On the opening night of the Glasgow Jazz Festival, pianist Fergus McCreadie performs live And we speak to two of the team behind Perth Museum.

On the opening night of the Glasgow Jazz Festival, Mercury Prize-shortlisted pianist Fergus McCreadie performs from his forthcoming album The Shieling live in the Front Row studio.

Writer and Edinburgh Makar Michael Pedersen talks about his debut novel Muckle Flugga – a story of love and family set on a remote Scottish island – and reads from the poem he has written for Independent Bookshop Week.

In the latest of our features on the institutions shortlisted for Museum of the Year, we speak to two of the team behind Perth Museum, a state-of-the art space created in the former City Hall, which opened last year and is home to the Stone of Destiny, an ancient symbol of monarchy and kingdom.

And Jamie Lloyd's production of Evita at the London Palladium has got people talking, as Rachel Zegler's showstopper moment is performed on the exterior balcony of the theatre and beamed into the auditorium. Variety's London critic David Benedict discusses the use of live streaming in the theatre.

Presenter: Kirsty Wark
Producer: Mark Crossan

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