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Gearing up for Royal National Mod in Glasgow
Glasgow’s George Square will play host to a sensational party featuring names from across the Scottish Gaelic music scene to mark the opening of the... Read More
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Unfilmed script for Alien 3 coming to Scots theatre
A new Scottish production of an unfilmed script for cult favourite Alien 3 promises to be out of this world. Read More
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A chance to explore Gaelic heritage and culture
Volunteer-led sessions are part of Historic Environment Scotland’s Gaelic volunteer programme Visitors to the Blackhouse in Arnol, on the Isle of... Read More
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Scotland’s 19th century rebels with a cause
The Scottish Radicals demanding a better deal in 1820 were brutally suppressed by government forces. Read More
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50 shades of brown at Dovecot Studios
Dovecot Studios is a contemporary tapestry studio housed in a renovated Victorian swimming pool in the capital. Read More
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A history of warships built on the River Clyde in photos
Following on from his book on Clydebank Battlecruisers, Ian Johnston has written another using archive photographs showing the ships built by John Bro... Read More
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The debt to pleasure of the Merry Widow
The late Queen Mother’s great-great-great-grandmother, the fabulously wealthy Mary Eleanor Bowes, endured kidnapping, notoriety and lashings of scan... Read More
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Crime and punishment – 10 infamous Scots trials
Some of Scotland’s most infamous criminals have fallen foul of the law and ended up in the dock in ten of the country’s most remarkable and high-p... Read More
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The man who saved the army – without holding rank
Sir John Pringle saved the lives of countless soldiers without ever commanding a battalion. Read More