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Perth City Hall all set for a major transformation

A new attraction is to be created in the Fair City, after planning permission to convert the former Perth City Hall Building into a new...

Official opening for V&A Dundee gets royal approval

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will officially open V&A Dundee on Tuesday 29 January. Prince William and Katewill visit V&A Dundee to meet with...

More fishy tales from the port of Peterhead

The real life story of working in Peterhead continues tonight on BBC One Scotland with the third episode of Fish Town. James Cosmo is the narrator...

An open invitation for Scots talent to showcase itself

Musicians and filmmakers are being invited to apply to showcase at Scotland’s leading creative industries conference and showcase festival. XpoNorth 2019 is taking place in...

Capturing a turbulent period in Scottish history

It’s 1679 in Scotland and the king’s power is increasing with regard to the church - this is the dawn of Protestantism. In Changed Times,...
James Braid

James Braid – Scotland’s master of mesmerism

Hypnotism, or mesmerism as it was once known, is a familiar and fascinating subject to us in the 21st century. Performers such as Derren Brown,...