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FREE PICTURE: Wigtown Book Festival 2022 First Weekend, south west Scotland, Sun 25/09/22: From rock stars to astronomers ā€“ Wigtown Book Festival enjoys a stellar first weekend: Wigtown Book Festival got off to a great start with a host of compelling speakers ranging from Deacon Blue frontman Ricky Ross, TVā€™s Red Shepherdess Hannah Jackson and actor Gerda Stevenson to the UKā€™s Astronomer Royal Professor Lord Martin Rees and Scotlandā€™s National Chef Gary Maclean. The 10-day festival continues until 2 October 2022 - see: www.wigtownbookfestival.com Pictured browsing in the cookery section of a Wigtown bookshop is Scotlandā€™s National Chef Gary Maclean with his son Finlay (pictured with Gary's permission). More information in accompanying emailed Press Release, and from Matthew Shelley - Press Manager for Wigtown Book Festival - 07786 704 299 or Matthew@ScottishFestivalsPR.Org Photography for Wigtown Book Festival from: Colin Hattersley Photography - www.colinhattersley.com - cphattersley@gmail.com - 07974 957 388. **FREE Picture - FIRST USE ONLY** - within 30 days of origination of photography; all other publications to be paid for - please contact photographer for details.

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Host named for Outlander author Diana Gabaldon event

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