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How independent schools have become so relevant

Books | Education
The New Meritocracy is thorough analysis of how the independent schools sector has transformed itself dramatically from 1979-2015. In a single generation it has gone...
Orphans Reunited (from left) Douglas Henshall (Michael), Stephen McCole (John) Rosemarie Stevenson (Sheila) and Gary Lewis (Thomas) (Photo: Hopscotch Films)

Peter Mullan’s Orphans find a new ‘home’

Film & TV
Scottish movie classic Orphans – released 20 years ago this month – is being celebrated by BBC Scotland. The recently launched channel is screening the...

A fascinating history of Scotland’s geology

Books
Set In Stone, by Alan McKirdy, is a concise and lavishly illustrated introduction to the geology and landscapes of Scotland. It explains in clear language...

Over 635,000 people flocked to see Dippy the dinosaur

Culture
After delighting more than 635,000 visitors Dippy, the Natural History Museum London’s famous dinosaur, has bowed out to rapturous applause at Kelvingrove Art Gallery and...
Bernard MacLaverty (Photo: Jude MacLaverty)

Writers awarded month-long residency in France

Books
Scottish Book Trust has announced that the four Robert Louis Stevenson Fellowships for 2019. The national charity changing lives through reading and writing, revealed the...

A handy guide to traditional Scots folk songs

Books | Music
Before his death in 1990, Norman Buchan compiled 100 modern and traditional Scottish folk songs that have been passed on by generations of Scots. Now...
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