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Scottish 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...
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Mountain 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...
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The 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...
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Life 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...
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Scotland 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...
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Life 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...


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