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CULTURE

OUR GUIDE TO BOOKS, FILMS, TV,
MUSIC AND EVENTS

Dr Subramanian Ramamoorthy

When Frankenstein’s Monster collides with a self-driving car

Man-made monsters and utopian visions of the future enhanced by thinking machines are coming together in the week ahead. The Big Bang arts, literature and...

Book review – Secret Peebles by Liz Hanson

For a town of 8376 people, Peebles has one heck of a history. Liz Hanson’s Secret Peebles brings it to life through a combination of...
Skye: A Photographic Communion

Book review – Skye: A Photographic Communion

Allan Wright's book Skye: A Photographic Communion captures the nature and topography of the island in more than 100 images, from majestic landscapes to magical...
The Island in Imagination and Experience by Barry Smith

Book review – The Island in Imagination and Experience

From Treasure Island to Robin Island, islands have long proved irresistible to mankind’s imagination. In this book, self-confessed island obsessive Barry Smith explores how islands...
Book review - Edinburgh in 50 Buildings

Book review – Edinburgh in 50 Buildings

The capital’s rich and vibrant past is brought to life in Jack Gillon's fascinating Edinburgh in 50 Buildings, which looks at the Scottish capital’s most...
The Finest Road In The World by James Miller

Book review – The Finest Road In The World by James Miller

James Miller tells the dramatic and sometimes surprisingly humorous story of travel and transport in the Highlands, from the eighteen century to the present. It is...