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Bringing the 6th century chaos around Iona to life

Books | Reviews
Island-Pilgrim is the third volume in the epic series The Chronicles of Iona. It brings to life the vivid world of 6th-century Scotland and Ireland,...
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Dundee Rep and Scottish Dance Theatre’s thrilling season

Culture
From football to Kafka, from nuclear science to climate crisis – the spring 2022 season of Dundee Rep and Scottish Dance Theatre offers live and...

A botanist in bronze comes to a Scottish castle

Culture
A bronze head and shoulders bust of Scottish plant collector Archibald Menzies has been gifted to Castle Menzies. Menzies, a ship’s surgeon and botanist who...

An 18th century Scot’s power idea is now the future

Books | Reviews | Scotland
It sounds like something from science fiction, but the story of a Scot who developed an idea for a spacecraft power source in the 18th...

A look at myths and legends of the British Isles

Books | Reviews
Storyland is a spellbinding illustrated mythology of Britain. It retells the stories of legends which define our history; from homeland and migration, to love and...

Opera Highlights bringing vaudeville to the nation

Culture | Music | Scotland
Tickets are on sale now for a new vaudeville-inspired Opera Highlights show that travels around Scotland to 18 local venues, including in the Outer Hebrides....
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