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Bill Paterson narrates a history of ships and shipping

Scottish actor Bill Paterson has narrated the funny, sad and enlightening Hurricane Hutch’s Top 10 Ships of the Clyde. First published in 2013 this book...

How Scottish tourism was transformed by one film

In the autumn of 1995, Braveheart was released and the first ever Easyjet flight took off from Luton to Glasgow – two events that helped...

We chat about the new Scottish Field in our third podcast

Scottish Field's new podcast series is back this week, as we reveal the contents of our new issue. We bring you a look at the...
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Arts Festival to broadcast from the city of Perth

Leading independent Scottish arts festival, Perth Festival of the Arts, has launched a 10-day ‘online festival’ from May 20–29, broadcasting from the ‘Fair City’ of...
The Beechgrove presenters George Anderson, Carole Baxter, Kirsty Wilson and Brian Cunningham (Photo: Tern TV/BBC Scotland)

Scottish TV shows heading to American screens

BBC Scotland series Beechgrove and Landward are branching out to North America. BritBox North America has snapped up the rights to show the BBC Scotland...

Have fun with a more wholesome Trainspotting

This novel reads like a slightly more wholesome version of ‘Trainspotting’. Set around the Spey Bay Viaduct in Moray, Bennett charts the adventures of ‘The...