Posts Tagged ‘writer’
Turn the clock back to the 1980s with Rewind Scotland
Pop music is fantastic for capturing those moments in time that stick on our heads. Whether it’s a first kiss, a first date or a wedding, music is a way to relate to those moments from our collective pasts. Musical stars from our younger days are heading to Scotland this summer, for the annual Rewind…
Read MoreThe Scottish TV series branded “thoroughly evil”
On 13 June 1979, a Scottish television drama was broadcast for the first time – leading TV watchdog Mary Whitehouse to brand it ‘thoroughly evil.’ Created by Glasgow writer Jack Gerson, The Omega Factor was The X Files of its day, being set in Edinburgh. The central character was journalist Tom Crane (James Hazeldine) and…
Read MoreWho fancies a game of Prosecco Pong this summer?
We all enjoy a game of ping pong – so get ready for Edinburgh’s first Prosecco Pong contest! The organisers of Assembly’s Edinburgh Food Festival have announced plans to stage the capital’s first Prosecco Pong Contest as part of the annual foodie event, which takes place at Assembly George Square Gardens, 25-29 July. Festival organisers…
Read MoreShort film festival is coming to Inverness
Short films are to be celebrated at this year’s prestigious XpoNorth event. Scotland’s leading creative industries festival, XpoNorth, invited filmmakers from the Highlands and Islands and beyond, to submit short films of any genre and resulted in over 2000 submissions hailing from the Outer Hebrides to Beverly Hills. Over 50 films will screen during the…
Read MoreCaledonia singer will headline Boat Festival
Renowned Scottish singer songwriter Dougie MacLean is to headline this year’s Scottish Traditional Boat Festival. Dougie, famed for the song Caledonia, is set to travel to Portsoy in Aberdeenshire, to perform at this year’s festival. Dougie, who celebrates more than 40 years of performing, will headline the Festival’s Friday Night Gig at the Green event…
Read MoreScots playwright Rona Munro has a unique honour
Since the early 1980s, Rona Munro has been a name to watch on the Scottish arts scene. An accomplished playwright, who has also had her worked performed on radio and television, the Aberdeenshire writer is noted for her acclaimed trilogy The James Plays, for the National Theatre of Scotland, and has collected numerous awards along…
Read MoreThe making of the Great Tapestry of Scotland
Scotland’s 18th century cotton-spinning Mill Village, New Lanark, is hosting the Great Tapestry Of Scotland. New Lanark is one of Scotland’s six UNESCO World Heritage Sites, and provides the perfect location for the six-week celebration of Scottish tapestry, which runs 10am until 5pm until 1 July. Originated by acclaimed writer Alexander McCall Smith, historian Alistair…
Read MoreVisit to Outlander’s Scotland was just fan-tastic
A large group of international Outlander fans descended on Scotland during a 10-day tour of filming locations used in the hit TV show. Their visit co-incided with VisitScotland relaunching its biggest-ever set-jetting Outlander map. The Signet Library in Edinburgh, which was visited by the travelling fans, is one of seven new locations that feature in…
Read More10 fantastic Scottish facts about Harry Potter
From polyjuice potion to gillyweed, transfiguration to parseltongue, most of us are familiar with the weird and wonderful creations of JK Rowling’s imagination. Aside from being written by one of Scotland’s most successful authors to date, here are ten Scottish facts about the famous Harry Potter series. 1. It has been translated into Scots Harry…
Read MoreHow one Scottish town floored the world
Scotland’s influence on the world is well known through the likes of John Logie Baird, John Loudon McAdam, Alexander Graham Bell and Alexander Fleming. With so many famous individuals, it’s sometimes easy to forget that an entire Scottish town had a dramatic effect of its own. BBC Two Scotland is screening a documentary this Monday,…
Read More