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Outlander dress worn by Geillis Duncan in hit TV show on display at Culross Palace
A dress worn by the character Geillis Duncan in the first series of hit TV show Outlander is going on display at Culross Palace. The Royal Burgh of Culross, along with many other places in Scotland, have been used as filming locations for the series. As it enters its eighth and final season later this…
Read MoreThe Good Books, Foday Mannah: ‘I always recommend Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stewart, it’s a stunning novel’
Foday Mannah on reading as a child, the author who has inspired him, what he’s reading now. The first book I remember reading: Children of the New Forest by Frederick Marryat comes to mind as do the Hardy Boys detective novels written by Franklin W. Dixon. But the standout from childhood has to be…
Read MoreReview: Ballet Nights, Glasgow
The critically acclaimed Ballet Nights smash hit live dance show makes its long-awaited Scottish debut in July at Glasgow Theatre Royal, finds Lisa Simonis. The ballet world descended upon Glasgow recently with the Scottish debut of Ballet Nights. Walking to the venue in the drizzle, I could spot the queue in front of Glasgow’s…
Read MoreDetective John Rebus back on our screens as season two confirmed
Detective John Rebus will be back on our screens after the BBC confirmed a second season of the hit TV drama with Richard Rankin. The drama, based on the books by Sir Ian Rankin, saw the detective return to TV for the first time in 20 years last year in a six part series. The…
Read MoreScottish author Val McDermid awarded an honorary degree from University of Edinburgh
Scottish author Val McDermid has been awarded an honorary degree from University of Edinburgh. Originally from Kirkcaldy, Val is one of the UK’s most accomplished and respected novelists, an international number one bestselling author whose books have been translated into more than forty languages and sold over 19 million copies worldwide. Her multi-award-winning series and…
Read MoreMountain rescue volunteer wins £10,000 for landslide picture at Rest and Be Thankful
A mountain rescue volunteer has won a £10,000 prize for his incredible image of a landslide at the Rest and Be Thankful. Mick McGraw won the Lapeca Scottish Landscape Awards 2025 for the piece, titled ‘Glen Croe landslide, August 31, 2020’. The winning photograph was taken from the slopes of Ben Donich, looking over the…
Read MoreThe Good Books, David Goodman: ‘It’s a shameful thing to admit for an English Literature graduate, but I couldn’t get through Ulysses’
David Goodman on not being able to get through Ulysses, how Iain Banks inspired him, and the books of his childhood. The first book I remember reading: If we’re talking children’s books, it’s probably Where The Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak, which I read dozens of times with my parents. But the first…
Read MoreLife With Bunny Christie: ‘My earliest memories of the theatre is being taken to see Peter Pan in Dundee’
Tony and Oliver award winner, Bunny Christie on her incredible set and costume design, growing up in Scotland and receiving an honorary doctorate from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. I grew up near St Andrews in Fife, in a little village nearby surrounded by fields and woods. We cycled around and bought Highland toffee…
Read MoreScotland Through A Lens: Orcadian Magic with Kendra Towns
Canadian photographer Kendra Towns showcases the ever-changing beauty of the islands she now calls home in this month’s Scotland Through A Lens. How long have you been taking pictures, and how did you fall in love with photography? I’ve been taking photos since I was a child. My dad is also a photographer, so…
Read MoreLife With Lubna Kerr: ‘Comedy was my calling, I loved to make people laugh as a child’
Scottish comedian Lubna Kerr on growing up in Glasgow, her favourite place in Scotland, and what people can expect from her Edinburgh Festival Fringe show this year. I grew up in Pollokshields in Glasgow when Pakistani people were the minority. Now you need a tan to fit in. Now I live in Edinburgh and…
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