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20/08/2012

Mel Giedroyc begins a week of fun at the Edinburgh Festival by taking a tour of a graveyard with horror writer Darren Shan. Plus there's the next episode of Roald Dahl's Matilda.

1 hour

Last on

Mon 20 Aug 2012 16:00

Chapters

  • Edfest – Darren Shan Gets Scared

    Mel Giedroyc and her two girls take a trip to Greyfriars graveyard in an attempt to spook the popular children’s horror writer.

    Duration: 10:00

  • Newts

    Farming Today’s Anna Hill visits a wildlife sanctuary to find out how Natural England are helping to keep the newt population afloat.

    Duration: 04:14

  • Inheritance Books - Jeremy Strong

    The author of Casper the Cartoon Kid and the Hundred-Mile-An-Hour Dog discusses the book he inherited and the story he’d pass on.

    Duration: 07:14

  • Nature – The Garden – Episode 2

    Peter France narrates the story of an Oxfordshire garden. Today, it’s late spring and the swallows, swifts and house martins have returned from their winter travels.

    Duration: 13:58

  • Magical Mystery Tour – The Royal Mile

    You and Yours reporter John Douglas hit the cobbles to explore the attraction of tartan tat on Edinburgh’s most famous street.

    Duration: 08:20

  • Matilda – Episode 6

    Today, Matilda and her classmates get a visit from their horrible headmistress Miss Trunchbull.

    Duration: 09:47

Broadcast

  • Mon 20 Aug 2012 16:00