Culture
What’s in a name – the history of the Cadell family
What links the first navigation of the River Murray, 19th century photo negatives hidden under the floorboards of a grand mansion, and the TV programme, Hi-De-Hi? No idea? The answer lies with the Cadell family, the family who occupied Cockenzie House in East Lothian for over 200 years. They bought the house in the late…
Read MoreTyrannosaur exhibition is coming to Edinburgh
The king of the lizards is coming to Scotland, after it was revealed the nation will be the only European venue for a tyrannosaurs exhibition. The most comprehensive exhibition ever mounted on tyrannosaurs will make its only European appearance when it opens at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh on 23 January 2020. Tyrannosaurs…
Read MoreGoing on a Witch Hunt with new BBC radio podcast
BBC Radio Scotland has launched Witch Hunt – a podcast on Halloween. Witch Hunt is from the team that produces Time Travels, BBC Radio Scotland’s history magazine programme. Over six episodes, Susan Morrison and Dr Louise Yeoman take an in-depth look at one of Scotland’s biggest historical miscarriages of justice. About 450 years ago, the…
Read MoreInside the real life of comedy hero Billy Connolly
An intimate, deeply personal and funny portrait of Scotland’s legendary comedian Billy Connolly is being released next month. Billy Connolly: Made in Scotland is a look at the like of the Glaswegian, who has constantly reinvented himself, from musician, to comic, to TV presenter and to actor. In the world of comedy, there is no…
Read MoreLargest-ever tattoo in front of Edinburgh Castle – down under!
More than 1,500 international performers gather in a show of cultural unity as the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo marched into Sydney. Under the lights of the impressive ANZ Stadium and in the shadows of a life-sized Edinburgh Castle replica, the performers taking part in The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo have officially marched out of Sydney…
Read MoreThe Mod flag passes from Glasgow to Inverness
The Royal National Mòd flag was passed from Glasgow to Inverness, at the massed choir closing event of the 2019 Glasgow Mòd. The symbolic flag ceremony represents the handing over of the prestigious annual Gaelic event from Glasgow to Inverness – as the Highland capital and the Inverness Mòd organising committee prepares to welcome the…
Read MoreExperience Christmas like Royalty this year
This December, visitors to the Palace of Holyroodhouse will see the State Apartments transformed with shimmering Christmas trees, twinkling lights and a range of activities to celebrate the festive season. Christmas at the Palace of Holyroodhouse will run from 6 December until 6 January 2020. The festive decorations at the Palace of Holyroodhouse will include…
Read MoreNot long left to see Grayson Perry exhibition
Time’s running out to see the most successful ticketed exhibition ever at Dovecot Studios, Edinburgh – Julie Cope’s Grand Tour: The Story of a Life by Grayson Perry. The Essex native and self-styled unapologetic fetishist’s first-ever major solo exhibition in Scotland has drawn record crowds to Dovecot Studios, Edinburgh. Through incredible large-scale tapestries and an audio…
Read MoreThe forgotten tunnel that crosses the River Forth
With three famous bridges now crossing the Forth of the Forth, a forgotten passage that once connected the Lothians and Fife lies dormant and flooded 2,000 feet below the estuary. A remarkable feat of engineering, the 15ft by 10ft winding tunnel was ground out of rock in the early 1960s by miners working against the…
Read MoreSwedish scientists laser scan Pictish stones in Scotland
A team of Swedish scientists has been visiting Scotland this week to carry out a pioneering new laser scanning technique on carved stones from Orkney and Shetland. Developed to analyse runestones in Sweden, this is first time the technique has been carried out in Scotland. The pilot project, led by National Museums Scotland and the…
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