Culture
Scotland’s leading ceramic event returns in June
Potfest Scotland, the country’s premier ceramic event, will return to the lawns of Scone Palace, in early June. For its 25th year, Potfest Scotland will see over 90 ceramics artists coming together to showcase and sell their work over the three days of the festival. Exhibitors will come from the south west corner of England…
Read MoreYoungsters urged to write about climate change
Scotland’s young writers are being urged to put pen to paper and unleash their creativity. They are encouraged to submit a piece of writing around the theme of climate change as part of a new BBC Radio Scotland competition titled Climate Tales. A nationwide call-out was made by Kaye Adams on BBC Radio Scotland’s Mornings…
Read MoreOutlander’s Sam Heughan is our special podcast guest
Outlander star Sam Heughan is the special guest in the latest edition of the Scottish Field podcast. Our podcast host Kenny Smith is joined by Scottish Field’s chief sub-editor Rosie Morton, who talks about her recent interview with the star, and we hear from the man himself. Sam is the main interviewee in the May…
Read MoreAye Write book festival moves online in May
The Aye Write book festival will this year deliver a diverse, digital programme of events over two weekends in May. Running from May 14-16 and May 21-23 May, Aye Write is Glasgow’s Book Festival and is produced by Glasgow Life, the charity which delivers culture and sport in the city. The live book festival, usually…
Read MoreOutlander’s Sam Heughan is the star of our May 2021 edition
The May edition of Scottish Field is available to purchase now – and it’s a cracker of an issue. Our main feature of the month features our cover star, Outlander star Sam Heughan, in an eight-page interview, in which he gives the lowdown on Bond rumours, Men In Kilts, and his love for the water…
Read MoreThe Great Game rugby documentary is underway
A new documentary marking the 150th anniversary of the first ever game of international rugby is being produced. It saw Scotland beat England at Raeburn Place in Edinburgh on 27 March 1871 and now filming has begun on The Great Game, an hour-long documentary that relives the events of 1871 and explains how that game…
Read MoreHow Scottish tourism was transformed by one film
In the autumn of 1995, Braveheart was released and the first ever Easyjet flight took off from Luton to Glasgow – two events that helped transform Scottish tourism. Braveheart sold Scotland around the world – and almost overnight, the country became synonymous with Mel Gibson’s historically dubious epic. Scottish Tourist Board chief Tom Buncle recalled…
Read MoreWe chat about the new Scottish Field in our third podcast
Scottish Field’s new podcast series is back this week, as we reveal the contents of our new issue. We bring you a look at the contents of the May edition of the magazine, which includes an exclusive interview with Outlander’s Scottish star Sam Heughan, who plays Jamie Fraser in the internationally-acclaimed drama – and we…
Read MoreArts Festival to broadcast from the city of Perth
Leading independent Scottish arts festival, Perth Festival of the Arts, has launched a 10-day ‘online festival’ from May 20–29, broadcasting from the ‘Fair City’ of Perth. Scotland’s ancient capital for five centuries, Perth is today home to one of the longest-standing arts festivals in the country. Now in its 49th year, the Festival is ready…
Read MoreWe talk wine, whisky and writing in our second podcast
Scottish Field has just released the second edition of our new weekly podcast. This features web editor and podcast host Kenny Smith is joined by Peter Ranscombe. Peter, who is Scottish Field magazine’s wine expert, shares his experiences of how he became an authority in the field, and explains how an interest in alcoholic beverages…
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