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When Burns became the talk of the capital

Books
Robert Burns arrived unknown in Edinburgh in 1786, but within days the ‘Ploughman Poet’ was the talk of the town. This colourful guide to Burns’...
Jewellery maker Jenna McDonald, from Crieff, Perthshire - one of the artists now based at The Creative Exchange, and her whippet dog Millie, who keeps her company in her workshop studio (Photo: Colin Hattersley)

New £4.5 million Perth Studios takes Wasps to 20 in 2020

Culture
Scotland’s arts community is to receive a significant boost in 2020 as Wasps opens its 20th building – with a second multi-million pound project underway...

Dark secrets in Highland Perthshire

Books | Reviews
Highland Perthshire’s rolling hills may now be the picture of tranquillity. But as Mark Bridgeman’s book reveals, its picturesque villages conceal a dark past of...
Steph (Sally Reid), Nell (Lucianne McEvoy), Rob (Grant O'Rourke) and Tony (Bhav Joshi) in Group (Photo: Pirate Productions / Phoebe Grigor / BBC Scotland)

New Scots comedy looks at seeking a better self

Film & TV
A new Scots comedy is coming to our screens this week. In the second of three new comedies from BBC Scotland, Group is about our...

Opposition to A9 upgrade over fear of battlefield loss

Culture
Campaigners against plans to upgrade the A9 at the site of the Battle of Killiecrankie have raised their concerns. The Scottish Government is currently holding...

Scots TV presenter Gail Porter opens up on her life

Film & TV
A new TV documentary is to look at the life of Scots TV presenter Gail Porter. Insightful documentary, Being Gail Porter, sees her open up...
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