Festival Events – Free to Watch

Thanks to everyone who attended Borders Book Festival 2023. A selection of sessions were filmed and are available to view on-demand by clicking on the images below.

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Schools Programme 2022

A selection of videos from last September’s Schools Gala Day. Watch each by clicking on the links below.
Scotland’s Year of Stories 2022 – Visitor Attractions

Three iconic authors on visited three of our region’s most fascinating and inspiring attractions. Joanna Lumley, Val McDermid and Andrew Marr at Melrose’s Trimontium Museum, Abbotsford – the home of Sir Walter Scott, and the Great Tapestry of Scotland in Galashiels respectively. Watch each visit by clicking on the videos below.

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