Posts by Kenny Smith
Great storytelling is just out of this world
What’s the story? Three classic Doctor Who stories from the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s have been given the audiobook treatment. This trio of adventures in time and space were originally novelised during the seventies and eighties, but are now brought to vivid life thanks to some dynamic narration and fantastic sound design. Highlights Genesis of…
Read MoreAn insight into the life of a rare Scottish bird
Politicians and school pupils have been given a rare insight into the recovery of one of Scotland’s most loved and rarest birds – the black grouse. Murdo Fraser MSP joined landowners, Scottish Natural Heritage and government officials and Ardvreck School pupils for a tour around Strathbraan in Perthshire, which houses important numbers of black grouse.…
Read MoreBoswell Festival of biography was fully booked
This year’s all-star guests at the Boswell Book Festival have given it a resounding thumbs up. TV’s Gogglebox star and Festival author Mary Killen perfectly captured the mood of this year’s Boswell Book Festival at Dumfries House in Ayrshire, when she said: ‘I had no idea how wonderful it would be!’ This year’s festival was…
Read MoreRaise your glass and enjoy a double celebration
There’s a double celebration this weekend – with the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, as well as World Whisky Day. Glen Moray Classic Whisky has the perfect spring cocktail The Northern Great for celebrating this special day, May 19. Handcrafted in the picturesque Glen Moray Distillery in the heart of Elgin, Glen Moray…
Read MoreScotch whisky at the centre of a worldwide celebration
A celebration of whisky from all over Earth is taking place at the Whisky Event. Organised by the Whisky World, this inaugural event will take place on 17 June at the JW Marriott Grosvenor House, 86-90 Park Lane, London, from 5-10pm. With an incredible line-up of over 150 different whiskies from around the globe, the…
Read MoreGamekeepers strip off to bag a munro – wearing mankinis
Many people enjoy bagging a Munro each weekend – but a group of burly Angus gamekeepers did it with a difference when they stripped down to mankinis. Stunned hillwalkers watched as the group removed their clothing and wore skin-tight pink Mankinis, but it was all in the name of a great cause, as they raised…
Read MoreIncredible river views from a spectacular home
An imposing property with spectacular views over the River Tay is now available for purchase. Presented for sale by Galbraith, The Beaches was completed in 1998 and provides excellent space for modern day family living. There is a range of spacious reception rooms on the ground floor with the bedrooms arranged over the first and…
Read MoreLondon and France showings for Scottish painter
A Scottish artist has a busy summer ahead with exhibitions in the UK and France. From June 13 until the end of June, Charles Jamieson from Ayrshire has 15 paintings in an exhibition at Thompson’s Gallery, Marylebone, London. Then from June 23 to July 15 he has six paintings in an exhibition of Scottish artists…
Read MoreTartan journey takes a step forward with new pop-up mill
Tartan weaving has returned to its ancestral home in the Highlands of Scotland. Black Isle-based tartan design house Prickly Thistle has started production after a successful fundraising campaign, and the company has opened a ‘pop up’ mill in Ross-shire as a step towards the eventual redevelopment of an agricultural steading into a full design and…
Read MoreTalk will discuss reintroduction of lynx to Scotland
A discussion about the potential of reintroducing the lynx to Scotland is taking place next month. Ecologist Dr David Hetherington will talk about his new book The Lynx and Us, at the Aigas field centre in Invernesshire. The Lynx and Us features stunning photography of wild lynx from Laurent Geslin – and looks to inform…
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