For the first time ever, this year's ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Edinburgh Festival benefited from combining a wide array of talents under one roof for all its Fringe activities. , near Bristo Square was the base of the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ's activities from Friday 12 to Saturday 27 August. You can catch up with some of the highlights of our coverage below.
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio Scotland's blog and ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ News were on hand with regular reports and ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Comedy kept track of the funnies. There was also a whole host of tv and radio coverage which you can find out more about below.
Cannibal legend inspires Edinburgh Fringe
A 16th Century Scottish cannibal is the unlikely inspiration for a new dance show which opens at the Fringe Festival in Edinburgh.
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and his team broadcast daily from Potterow and guests included Al Murray, Ed Byrne, Arthur Smith, Time Vine and many more.
and also broadcast daily and brought you the latest news, interviews and discussion from the festival
Highlighting the best theatre, dance, music, opera, performance, art, literature and comedy that the festival has to offer.
In three weekly live shows, Kirsty Wark was joined by guests to debate the merits of the plethora of art exhibitions, book launches, plays, operas, ballets and comedians.
This action-packed programme of highlights featured exciting displays and music from the Massed Bands of Her Majesty's Royal Marines, the Brazilian Marine Corps Band, the German Mountain Army Band and much more.
Throughout the month of August, The Comedy Zone showcased lots of great Fringe comedy talent, presented by Paul Sinha, Andi Osho and more.
Broadcasting live from in Edinburgh on Sunday 4 Sept with guests , , and .
and ran three one day stand up comedy workshops on 23rd/24th/25th August 2011
Jamie MacDougall came live from Edinburgh with musicians from the International Festival.
The series shall be recording throughout the with broadcasts scheduled for the end of August/early September.
At this year's EIF the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ SSO renewed its close partnership with composer , by revisiting the extraordinary Triptych he composed especially for the orchestra and .
and brought their feast of football chat to the festival on August 27 and brought 's Edinburgh Festival coverage to a close.