FILM & TV

Gail Porter returns to Portobello Beach (Photo: Angus Blackburn)

Why Gail Porter’s heart still belongs to Portobello

Scottish TV presenter Gail Porter has been in the public eye for well over two decades. Gail hosted shows including The Movie Chart Show, Top...
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The Scottish TV series branded “thoroughly evil”

On 13 June 1979, a Scottish television drama was broadcast for the first time - leading TV watchdog Mary Whitehouse to brand it 'thoroughly evil.'...
Programme Name: Mackintosh: Glasgow's Neglected Genius - TX: 05/06/2018 - Episode: Mack/tosh1 (No. n/a) - Picture Shows: Artist Lachlan Goudie with one of Charles Rennie Mackintosh's iconic chairs Lachlan Goudie - (C) BBC Studios - Photographer: BBC Studios

TV documentary will mark 150 years of Mackintosh

A new documentary marking the 150th anniversary of Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s birth will show how he was never appreciated in Scotland during his lifetime. The...

Short film festival is coming to Inverness

Short films are to be celebrated at this year's prestigious XpoNorth event. Scotland's leading creative industries festival, XpoNorth, invited filmmakers from the Highlands and Islands...

How eight days killed the dreams of a nation

Forty years ago, Scotland was a country that couldn't wait for football's World Cup to start. The Scots were the only nation from the British...
Rona Munro's Bold Girls was performed at Glasgow's CItizens Theatre earlier this year (Photo: Tim Morozzo)

Scots playwright Rona Munro has a unique honour

Since the early 1980s, Rona Munro has been a name to watch on the Scottish arts scene. An accomplished playwright, who has also had her...


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