Posts Tagged ‘TV’
Celebrating 40 years of the Beechgrove Garden
For 40 years, the team at the Beechgrove Garden have been advising us on how to keep our gardens in shape. It has been a perennial fixture on the mantlepiece of Scottish life since 1978. To celebrate, BBC Scotland is to screen The Beechgrove Garden Story next Sunday, 19 August. Old video tapes have been…
Read MoreWomen’s charity event raised £17,000 for good cause
A spellbinding afternoon led to a group of ladies from across Glasgow raising an incredible £17,000 for a worthy cause. The sum was raised at the 12th annual Spina Bifida Hydrocephalus Scotland’s (SBH Scotland) Ladies Who Give an F* lunch. The Ladies Who Given An F* event was created as part of honorary patron Gordon…
Read MoreTurn back the clock to May 1984 with Scottish Field
Scottish Field was celebrating the rise of young ballet star Christine Camillo in the May 1984 edition. The French 18-year-old was our cover star and featured in an indepth interview, having swapped her hometown of Toulouse for a performance with Scottish Ballet. Our other star interview of the month featured Scottish comedy legend Ronnie Corbett,…
Read MoreMonty Python songwriter to rock Scotland with The Rutles
There’s a chance to relive the heady days of Rutlemania this weekend, when The Rutles perform in Scotland this weekend. Widely known as the Pre-Fab Four, The Rutles have also been called a ‘Beatles parody group’, a charge which is sometimes strenuously denied. The Rutles were originally formed as a spoof by Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah…
Read MoreGreat storytelling is just out of this world
What’s the story? Three classic Doctor Who stories from the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s have been given the audiobook treatment. This trio of adventures in time and space were originally novelised during the seventies and eighties, but are now brought to vivid life thanks to some dynamic narration and fantastic sound design. Highlights Genesis of…
Read MoreA rare chance to see TV time capsule’s contents
A famous time capsule which was buried on TV then accidentally dug up after 19 years, is coming to Scotland. When the Blue Peter Millennium Time Capsule was accidentally dug up by construction workers 33 years earlier than planned it made headline news. Now, as part of Blue Peter’s 60th birthday year, the contents of…
Read MoreTry this delicious recipe for Roast Orkney Scallops
Andy Turnbull is head chef at Inverlochy Castle. Perthshire-born Andy said: ‘I’ve been at Inverlochy since January 2016. Before that I was senior sous chef at Cromlix when it opened. ‘I always wanted to cook. The day after I left school I had a job at Clive Ramsey’s in Bridge of Allan. It was a…
Read MoreTalented pair unite for a beautiful mini album
After spending the past decade playing in various collaborations and each other’s bands, Heidi Talbot and John McCusker have finally found time to record a mini album as a duo in their own right. They open with Sprig of Thyme, a charming adaptation of a traditional song set to their own music and married with…
Read MoreScots believe they have met mythical creatures
A new survey shows 14% of Scots believe that they have encountered a mythical creature at some point in their lives. People from Glasgow are a lot more likely to claim this than people from Edinburgh with one in five (20%) in Glasgow making the bold claim, compared to one in 10 (10%) in Edinburgh.…
Read MoreReview: The Willow Tea Rooms Recipe Book
Story The Willow Tea Rooms begins with the success story of Glaswegian Anne Mulhern MBE, the owner and founder of the eminent Glasgow institution. Having dreamt of owning her own business since ten years of age, Anne showed high levels of resilience that resulted in her hugely successful business. An inspiring tale, Anne also shares…
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