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The Scandal at Mayerling ready to open this week

Culture
Sir Kenneth MacMillan’s iconic ballet about a dysfunctional royal family, depicting shocking real events from 1889, opens for its new tour in Glasgow this week....

The amazing story of the man who took on tigers

Books
Duff Hart-Davis has skilfully recounted Indian railway worker and British Indian Army colonel Jim Corbett’s extraordinary tale. This brave individual faced off against man-eating leopards...
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Scottish Opera coming to our television screens

Culture
On Easter Sunday (17 April), the new Scottish Opera production of Gilbert & Sullivan's The Gondoliers, described by audiences as ‘wonderful and heartwarming’, is scheduled...

From Sheffield with love to Scotland’s islands

Books | Reviews | Scotland
Despite living in Sheffield, author Richard Clubley’s love for the Scottish islands brings him north several times a year. And in this book, he gives...

Addressing the impact of personality disorders

Books | Reviews | Scotland
This is a fascinating story spanning five centuries of history seen through the eyes of schizophrenic John McPake. Helped by the voices inside his head,...

Auld Bride – a Glencairn Glass crimewriting prize runner-up

Culture | Scotland
The Glencairn Glass – the world's favourite whisky glass – has been celebrating Scottish crime writing talent over the past two years. It's been the...
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