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More fishy tales from the port of Peterhead

Film & TV
The real life story of working in Peterhead continues tonight on BBC One Scotland with the third episode of Fish Town. James Cosmo is the narrator...

An open invitation for Scots talent to showcase itself

Culture
Musicians and filmmakers are being invited to apply to showcase at Scotland’s leading creative industries conference and showcase festival. XpoNorth 2019 is taking place in...

Capturing a turbulent period in Scottish history

Books | Reviews | Scotland
It’s 1679 in Scotland and the king’s power is increasing with regard to the church - this is the dawn of Protestantism. In Changed Times,...
James Braid

James Braid – Scotland’s master of mesmerism

Culture
Hypnotism, or mesmerism as it was once known, is a familiar and fascinating subject to us in the 21st century. Performers such as Derren Brown,...
Crewel Chicks Stitching group portrait for the Great Tapestry of Scotland project. Photographed with the panel of James Hutton at Siccar Point in Berwickshire, Scotland www.scotlandstapestry.com pictures by Alex Hewitt

Search for a director at major new tourist site

Culture
The hunt is on for someone to run a major new tourist attraction which will house The Great Tapestry of Scotland. Applications are being sought...

DNA is showing the bloodlines of clans and chiefs

Culture | Scotland
The emergence of DNA profiling has had a huge impact upon fields as diverse as criminology, medicine and insurance, but it also has implications for...
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