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Going on a Witch Hunt with new BBC radio podcast

BBC Radio Scotland has launched Witch Hunt - a podcast on Halloween. Witch Hunt is from the team that produces Time Travels, BBC Radio Scotland’s...

Inside the real life of comedy hero Billy Connolly

An intimate, deeply personal and funny portrait of Scotland's legendary comedian Billy Connolly is being released next month. Billy Connolly: Made in Scotland is a...
The Republic of Fiji Military Forces Band performs at the dress rehearsal for the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo at ANZ Stadium in Sydney

Largest-ever tattoo in front of Edinburgh Castle – down under!

More than 1,500 international performers gather in a show of cultural unity as the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo marched into Sydney. Under the lights of...

The Mod flag passes from Glasgow to Inverness

The Royal National Mòd flag was passed from Glasgow to Inverness, at the massed choir closing event of the 2019 Glasgow Mòd. The symbolic flag...
A Christmas tree in the Great Gallery at the Palace of Holyroodhouse (Photo Royal Collection Trust/ David Cheskin)

Experience Christmas like Royalty this year

This December, visitors to the Palace of Holyroodhouse will see the State Apartments transformed with shimmering Christmas trees, twinkling lights and a range of activities...

A compelling account of highs and lows in India

A compelling and mesmerising account of India under a turbulent century of British rule, The Tears of the Rajas is a sweeping history of the...


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