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Book review: The Accidental Recluse

What’s the story? Johnny Jackson, now 75, used to be a famous film director returns home to Scotland for one last film and a civic...

Pick up theatre tickets for just 50p this Saturday

A Glasgow theatre is on the move as it prepares for a major two-year redevelopment. The Citizens Theatre will host its final 50p ticket sale...

Ghostbusters legend coming to Edinburgh with new show

He's an international film star who has been in some of the most popular films of the last 35 years - and he's coming to...
Life & Style 2018 will take place at the Royal Society of Edinburgh

Learn from the people who style the world’s A-listers

The creatives who style A-list celebrities are set to descend on Scotland's capital next month. The style seekers of Edinburgh are set to enjoy an...
Muriel Spark's close friend, journalist Alan Taylor

Learn about Muriel Spark from one of her closest friends

The centenary of Dame Muriel Spark later this month with a special talk given by the world-famous Scottish author’s close friend and journalist, Alan Taylor....

Cathedrals of North of England and Scotland

What’s the story? From early Celtic influences to English reformation and the rise of Scots Calvinism, Scotland and the north of England has had a...

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Isle of Harris Distillery releases second expression of The Hearach

The Isle of Harris Distillery has released the second permanent expression within The Hearach single malt range, The Hearach Oloroso Cask. It comes a year...
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A Tale of Two Islands: The latest drams from the Isle of Raasay and Lochranza distillery

Over the past few months there have been some new whisky releases, two of which James Robertson was lucky enough to have a chance to...
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Q&A with Karuizawa’s Master Distiller, Yoshiyuki Nakazato

Founded in 1955 in Miyota, Japan, a small town with a humid continental climate located on the foothills of Mount Asama in the Nagano Prefecture,...
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Scottish star Ewan McGregor to auction 150 bottles of whisky from his personal cask at Lochranza Distillery

Scottish star Ewan McGregor is set to auction 150 bottles of whisky from his own personal cask at Lochranza Distillery for charity. The rare 26...
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The Macallan releases rare 84 Year Old dram – its oldest ever whisky

The Macallan has released a rare 84 Year Old dram - the oldest whisky to come from the distillery. The whisky, from 1940, forms part...
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Charity founded by whisky writer Charlie Maclean helps bring clean water to nearly 2,000 after first year

A fledgling Scottish charity founded by iconic whisky writer Charlie Maclean has provided clean water for life to 1,847 Madagascans after just a year.  The...

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