Living by the Sword
A leading actress and writer has recalled her experiences of sexual assault and racism on her career in the keynote opening address at the Edinburgh Television Festival.
Living by the Sword
Scottish director David McKenzie has emerged as the front-runner in the race to claim the director’s chair in the next James Bond film.
Living by the Sword
A BBC radio presenter says he has been sacked by the corporation for planning to stand against Jacob Rees-Mogg at the next general election.
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The hit show Outlander is helping Scots fight its way back from repression, writes Scottish Culture Lecturer, Irene Watt.
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A rising star of Glasgow’s comedy scene is in the running to become only the third ever Scot to win the most prestigious comedy award at the Fringe.
Living by the Sword
A graphic novel which tells the story of Scotland’s role in the Alantic slave trade is being distributed to every state secondary school across the country.
Living by the Sword
The makers of Love Island have brushed off claims there is an element of “fakery” involved in the show, claiming it is completely different from rival shows like Big Brother.
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The silence of women about war generally, and in The Iliad in particular, moved Pat Barker to give them voices, she tells David Robinson
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Rebecca Vaughan (Austen’s Women, Jane Eyre: An Autobiography) gives a towering performance in Elton Townend Jones’s adaptation of Virgina Woolf’s 1928 novel. Orlando is the luscious, sweeping tale of a callow youth who dreams of being a great poet...
Living by the Sword
There is such a casual brilliance to Canadian crooner John Grant’s music that even his most relaxed, straightforward concert reveals scintillating layers to his sound, and so it was with one of the most keenly anticipated shows of the International Festival’s contemporary music programme...
Living by the Sword
Despite being less than four feet tall and suffering from severe rickets, Edinburgh cobbler Joseph Smith once ruled supreme in the city’s Old Town.
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A sensational performance of a fascinating programme made for an unforgettable festival debut from the Los Angeles-based Colburn Orchestra.
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The Edinburgh Festival Fringe wants to expand its official street theatre areas into George Street and St Andrew Square for the first time.
Living by the Sword
The obsession with the funniest joke at Edinburgh undervalues the art of stand-up, writes Martyn McLaughlin.
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Danny Boyle has quit as director of the next James Bond film “due to creative differences”, the production team has announced.
