Final funding push for Scottish romantic comedy

Scotland’s first Christmas romantic comedy is set to start shooting in the new year – but it needs a little help. In 2015 a small team of emerging filmmakers and actors produced a short film that travelled the world it won festival awards, was screened at the Cannes Film Festival and was nominated for a…

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Use your noodle and try this mallard teriyaki recipe

Our fourth recipe to mark Great British Game Week is for a delicious teriyaki mallard stir fry with noodles. Great British Game Week is running from 19-25 November, and Eat Wild is challenging the nation to think differently about game – and it’s starting in the kitchen. Discover something for every taste and occasion, with…

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Get ready for Funny Firsts with BBC Scotland

Scotland is well-known for its comedians and funny people across the UK – and even the world. From Billy Connolly and Robbie Coltrane, to newer comics like Kevin Bridges and Susan Calman, Scots have been making everyone chuckle for years. And now, BBC Scotland is showcasing Scottish comedy talent across TV, radio and iPlayer, BBC…

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Robots and videogames to feature at the V&A

V&A Dundee’s 2019 international exhibition programme will feature videogames, robots and the future of design. Scotland’s first design museum will celebrate the design and culture of contemporary videogames with the V&A’s spectacular show Videogames: Design/Play/Disrupt, which will run from 20 April to 8 September 2019. This is the first exhibition to fully consider the complexity…

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It doesn’t have to be summer to enjoy this barbecue

You can’t beat a good barbecue – but have you ever tried barbecued pheasant? If not, now’s the perfect time to try it, as part of Great British Game Week, which is running from 19-25 November, and Eat Wild is challenging the nation to think differently about game – and it’s starting in the kitchen.…

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Game koftas make a tasty lunch or main course

It’s Great British Game Week – so here’s our second recipe to mark the event. To mark the occasion, running from 19–25 November, Eat Wild is challenging the nation to think differently about game – and it’s starting in the kitchen. With Eat Wild’s week of on-trend recipes you’ll taste game as it’s never been…

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Mark Great British Game Week with seven tasty recipes

Today marks the start of Great British Game Week. And courtesy of Eat Wild, we will bring you an exclusive recipe each day – will you find a new favourite? For Great British Game Week (19–25 November) Eat Wild is challenging the nation to think differently about game – and it’s starting in the kitchen.…

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A sparkling education at the Fizz Feast

Today’s Fizz Feast in Edinburgh not only has delicious Champagnes on show but also sparkling wines from around the world, writes Peter Ranscombe. EDINBURGH Academy may be renowned for the sparkling success of its former pupils – with notable alumni ranging from writer Robert Louis Stevenson to physicist James Clerk Maxwell – but it was sparklers…

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£1million revamp for a 16th century mansion

Balnakeilly House, a B-listed 16th century Scottish mansion in Perthshire, has opened as a new luxury exclusive use venue after undergoing an extensive £1m refurbishment, creating four full-time jobs. Balnakeilly was previously owned by the Stewart-Wilson family (descendants of Alexander Stewart, known as the Wolf of Badenoch, son of King Robert II of Scotland) for…

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Entries wanted for schools pipe band championships

A schools piping competition which is already the biggest in the world is set to grow even more. Organisers of next year’s Scottish Schools Pipe Band Championships say they expect over 150 schools from across Scotland to be represented. Event organiser Patrick Gascoigne said the predicted boost is based on the number of school pupils…

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