Culture

CULTURE

OUR GUIDE TO BOOKS, FILMS, TV,
MUSIC AND EVENTS

Find out more about Scotland’s Fish Town

Film & TV
The penultimate episode of the TV series exploring Scotland's fishing industry will air tonight (Monday). Up the coast from Peterhead, new trawler Faithlie heads out...

Celebrating the capital in words and pictures

Books | Reviews
Edinburgh means different things to many people. In this book, the product of a collaboration between photographer Allan Wright and poet Gerda Stevenson, the interaction...

A handy guide to the Battle of Bannockburn

Books | Reviews
Battle Story: Bannockburn 1314 is a handy sized guide to one of the most significant battles between Scotland and England. Maps, images and time lines...

Marking Scottish Opera’s first half century

Books | Reviews
50 Years of Scottish Opera: A Celebration is a hefty but well put together coffee table book spanning half a century of Scottish Opera. The...

From the heart – our top 10 romantic poems

Culture | Scotland
Forget flowers and chocolates this Valentine’s Day and instead woo your sweetheart the old-fashioned way. We present our top ten love poems. 1. Robert Burns:...

How Scotland spread out to influence the world

Books | Reviews | Scotland
Scotland's Global Empire is a well-written and impeccably researched guide to some fascinating and lesser known characters and their magnificent achievements. I found the lack...
Load More loader


Author