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A life less ordinary for a former policeman

Alex Lochrie has led a fascinating and fast paced life. After a stint in advertising, he joined the Glasgow police force, learnt to fly, attempted...
Angus McMillan - explorer, pioneer and mass murderer

When you discover a murderer in the family

When writer Cal Flyn discovered the dark secret in her family’s past it started a long but cathartic investigation. In the summer of 2011 I...

A handy guide to the castles of the north

This is the first of four volumes on the history of fortification in the north of Scotland and is the product of eight years of...

A collection of facts that’s just capital

A vibrant collection of trivia from all around the capital is coming in a new paperback next month. The Little Book of Edinburgh is a...

A stunning look at the beautiful Hebrides

Hebrides is a beautiful book of narrative extracts from Peter May’s bestselling trilogy. The text features alongside specially commissioned photographs by David Wilson depicting the...
David Smith RSW with the murals

How we’re brought the news during coronavirus

Audiences to BBC news programmes have soared in the last week as the public try to make sense of the biggest shake up to their...


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