Culture
A digital exhibition celebrates the art of Edinburgh
As galleries in Edinburgh and across the UK remain dark due to the ongoing pandemic, a new digital exhibition has opened providing a welcome cultural illumination. Presented by Museums and Galleries Edinburgh, Edinburgh: Our City features 22 works from the City’s Collection of Scottish art which is housed in the City Art Centre and widely…
Read MoreThe story of the bridge between Scotland and England
A special online talk is being held next week to discuss the Welsh connection between the bridge linking Scotland and England. Engineering expert Stephen K. Jones will give an online talk about the Union Chain Bridge on Tuesday 23 February, focussing on its iron work and the innovative foundries in Wales that supplied it. This…
Read MoreClan Macpherson bids a sad farewell to Sir William, 94
Tributes have been paid to Sir William Alan Macpherson of Cluny, the head of Clan Macpherson, who died on Sunday. Sir William, who was 94, was the 27th hereditary chief of the Clan Macpherson of Cluny (Cluny-Macpherson), and marked 50 years as Chief on June 18 2019. He was a Judge of the High Court…
Read MoreAcclaimed theatre production comes to our screens
A multi-award winning production by the National Theatre of Scotland has been adapted for a special screening on television. A new and specially crafted recording of Adam will be shown on the BBC Scotland channel in early March. Inspired by the life of Adam Kashmiry, Adam tells his remarkable story. Born in Egypt, Adam was…
Read MoreWriters give an insight into their fascinating work
Scotland’s book town is doing its bit to keep people entertained and informed during lockdown. From the personal to the national and international – the online Wigtown Wednesdays are a chance to explore change, renewal and vice. The free online sessions, organised by Wigtown Festival Company (WFC), have been a popular way for audiences to…
Read MoreThe Scot whose book briefly outsold Dickens
The insatiable blood lust of celebrated big game hunters – and none was bloodier than a Scottish aristocrat whose books were briefly as popular as Dickens – sparked a Victorian craze for African safaris. Hunting big game for food may be an ancient practice – cave paintings depict early man hunting mammoth in groups –…
Read MoreA visit to one of Edinburgh’s most haunted streets
A series of online events beneath the streets of Edinburgh are coming to The Real Mary King’s Close next week. It has launched the first in its Up Close and Personal series of live events. The unique historical site, which explores historic streets that are now buried underneath the Royal Mile, will broadcast its first…
Read MoreA trip around Scotland’s islands with Darcey Bussell
Scotland’s coasts and islands are coming to national TV screens in a new TV series presented by Dame Darcey Bussell. The ballerina and former Strictly Come Dancing judge is swapping her famous pointe shoes for walking boots as she heads to the beautiful islands off the west coast of Scotland to explore their stunning landscapes…
Read MoreSocial activist looks at being middle class
Social activist Darren McGarvey ‘crosses over the tracks’ and back again in this new series which takes a thought-provoking and entertaining look at social class in the 21st century. Over the course of four hour-long episodes, he dons tweeds at Lauriston Castle, goes out on a grouse moor, and gets acquainted with cricket and polo, and meets…
Read MoreFebruary/March 2021 edition of Scottish Field is out now
The February/March 2021 edition of Scottish Field is now available in shops and online. In this packed issue, we have six pages of recipes from The Great British Bake Off semi-finalist Flora Shedden, from Perthshire, who shares some top baking recipes to try at home With the contents of Dunrobin Castle’s attic due to go…
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