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A tour of Scotland from the comfort of home

Film & TV
TV weatherman Sean Batty will embark on a scenic journey across the length and breadth of the country in a stunning new STV series. Sean's...

Remembering the lives of brave military Scots

Books
The Daily Telegraph’s  collection of 100 military obituaries from the past 16 years, edited by David Twiston Davies, is both informative and moving. The obituaries...
Paula Ward, Regional Leadership Director at VisitScotland, with Langholm Primary School pupils and the Highland Coosmonaut (Photo: Phil Wilkinson)

An out of this world celebration for Scotland

Culture
The world’s first-ever Highland Coosmonaut has been launched into ‘near space’ as part of a new tourism campaign, to celebrate Scotland’s connection to the first...

Historic links between Scotland and China

Books
The Chinese in Britain: A History of Visitors and Settlers celebrates the Chinese who immigrated and visited Britain. This book details notable Chinese people who...
Programme Name: Mackintosh: Glasgow's Neglected Genius - TX: 05/06/2018 - Episode: Mack/tosh1 (No. n/a) - Picture Shows: Artist Lachlan Goudie with one of Charles Rennie Mackintosh's iconic chairs Lachlan Goudie - (C) BBC Studios - Photographer: BBC Studios

All hail the great architect – celebrating Mackintosh

Film & TV
A celebration of one of Scotland's great architects is to be shown on TV. Mackintosh: Glasgow’s Neglected Genius looks at Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s legacy but...
Genealogist Elizabeth Cunningham (Photo: Finestripe/BBC Scotland)

Scots discovering their fascinating family trees

Film & TV
Scots looking into their personal histories continue their journey this week. On the southside of Glasgow, Laura Cripps runs her own online antiques business. With...
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