Film & TV
Learn the real story of Mary Queen of Scots
The new film Mary Queen of Scots is released in the UK next week. Scottish Field, and our friends at VisitScotland, have brought you a guide to some of the locations which were used in the film. Today, we present you with the chance to explore the history of Mary, Queen of Scots. The film…
Read MoreJames Bond – the world’s favourite Scottish spy
James Bond is the world’s favourite spy – the man who saves us all, in style. Since first appearing on the big screen in 1961’s Dr No – and before that in Ian Fleming’s novels, beginning with Casino Royale in 1953 – 007 has been at the forefront of Her Majesty’s Secret Service, with a…
Read MoreJulianne Moore’s pride in her strong Scottish roots
Most would never have been aware of Oscar-winning actress Julianne Moore’s Scottish heritage; a New York resident with that all-American pearly white smile, why would you think any differently? Yet it is also hard to miss that auburn hair and alabaster skin that glows across her sharp cheekbones. With close scrutiny, it is easy to…
Read MoreTen fantastic films which are set in Scotland
With Mary Queen of Scots set to arrive on our movie screens next week, Scotland is front and centre across the planet. Following hot on the heels of Netflix’s Outlaw King, as well as TV series Outlander, our country is being showcased on the big and small screens. We’ve picked 10 great films set in…
Read MoreScotland’s fishing capital in new TV documentary
Peterhead is to feature in a new six-part television series highlighing the UK’s biggest fishing port. James Cosmo will narrate Fish Town, and the extraordinary people working on land and at sea to put the fish on our plates. In the first episode of Fish Town, to be shown on Monday, 14 January. the fishing…
Read MoreA Golden Globes win for Dumfries and Galloway
Hollywood star Glenn Close has been named Best Actress at this year’s Golden Globes for her role in a film that celebrates the beauty of Dumfries and Galloway. The Wife, also starring former Bond villain Jonathan Pryce, tells the story of a woman questioning her life choices as she falls into the shadow of her…
Read MoreA double helping of the great outdoors awaits
Two Adventure Show specials will be hitting our screens today and tomorrow on BBC2 Scotland. Cameron McNeish is back on our television screens this Christmas presenting a two-part series of the popular Adventure Show, for BBC2 Scotland. ‘Roads Less Travelled’ – Adventure Show Special – will hit our screens on Thursday 27 December at 7pm,…
Read MoreReece Witherspoon – the American belle from Scotland
Hollywood move star Reese Witherspoon is A-class Hollywood royality. She’s won an Oscar, and the hearts of a nation, with her acting, in a huge variety of roles. But what’s less well known as that, despite her southern drawl, she’s of Scots ancestry. It was her role as Elle Woods in the 2001 breakout hit…
Read MoreYou could have Outlander shot at your home
Scotland has featured in plenty of big and small screen TV series over the past couple of years. In particular, Edinburgh has played host to a number of film and television shoots, from cult hit Trainspotting T2, and blockbuster Avengers: Infinity War to TV shows Outlander and Clique. However not many people know that production…
Read MoreAdventure Show special with Cameron McNeish
Two ‘Adventure Show’ specials will be hitting our screens this Christmas on BBC2 Scotland. Cameron McNeish is back on our television screens this Christmas presenting a two-part series of the popular Adventure Show – ‘Roads Less Travelled’, for BBC2 Scotland. Cameron will be exploring ‘Scotland’s Atlantic Way’ – the route from the Mull of Kintyre…
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