Video: Neil Oliver examines ‘Glencoe Massacre finds’ 21 Sep 2018 16:21 Living by the Sword Archaeologist and broadcaster Neil Oliver has visited the Highlands to examine finds which could date to the period around the 1692 Glencoe Massacre.
Edinburgh to host premiere for Netflix blockbuster Outlaw King 21 Sep 2018 14:00 Living by the Sword Edinburgh will roll out the red carpet to host a premiere for a new blockbuster historical drama telling the story of Scotland’s most famous king.
Hebridean Pride hits back at church’s ‘sad and shameful’ slur 21 Sep 2018 12:20 Living by the Sword Organisers of the first gay pride event in the Hebrides have called for “understanding and acceptance” after a religious leader condemned the event as “sad and shameful”.
Take That announce three Scottish dates as part of UK arena tour 21 Sep 2018 11:57 Living by the Sword Take That have announced a huge UK arena tour and greatest hits album to mark their 30th anniversary next year.
The Mack should be rebuilt on love 21 Sep 2018 05:53 Living by the Sword First, a confession; I have strong feelings about the Mackintosh Building at Glasgow School of Art, because for many west-of-Scotland people of my postwar generation - particularly those of us who were...
Scot shortlisted for Man Booker prize with ‘long poem’ 21 Sep 2018 05:00 Living by the Sword A Perthshire poet is in the running for Britain’s most prestigious literature prize – with a story told in verse about a D-Day veteran with post traumatic stress disorder travelling across post-war America.
Video: Behind the scenes with creatures of the deep 20 Sep 2018 17:38 Living by the Sword Sea Creatures: Life Beneath The Ocean exhibit houses 50 cross-section specimens made famous by Damien Hirst and Dr Gunther von Hagens.
On this day 1746 - Bonnie Prince Charlie leaves Scotland for good 20 Sep 2018 13:50 Living by the Sword For more than five months, a fugitive Prince Charles Edward Stuart hid out in caves, moved around in disguises and wandered through the Highlands by night as he tried to leave Scotland following his decisive defeat at Culloden.
Book review: Lethal White, by JK Rowling writing as Robert Galbraith 20 Sep 2018 11:11 Living by the Sword This is, in many ways, a perfectly adequate novel. It was not a chore to read it, even if it was 200 pages longer than it ought to have been. The fourth in the series featuring private detective Cormoran Strike and his associate Robin Ellacott...
Book review: Conrad Wilson - A Life With Music, by Philip Sawyer 20 Sep 2018 11:08 Living by the Sword Conrad Wilson, staff music critic of The Scotsman from 1964 to 1991, died last November at the age of 85. One of his greatest attributes was an extraordinarily accurate memory for facts; he was able to retrieve the most obscure information at the drop of a hat...
Massive tapestry depicting Games of Thrones goes on display in Glasgow 20 Sep 2018 09:51 Living by the Sword A huge Game of Thrones embroidery commissioned by the producers of the series has gone on display at a university in Glasgow.
Iconic Edinburgh detective Rebus makes his theatre debut 20 Sep 2018 09:20 Living by the Sword Ian Rankin’s most famous character takes centre stage tonight in Birmingham in a play adapted by Rona Munro. Brian Ferguson meets the team behind Long Shadows – including the latest Rebus – ahead of its...
Inquiry starts into Edinburgh Royal High School future 20 Sep 2018 05:00 Living by the Sword An architect and historian hit out at a music school’s plans for Edinburgh’s former Royal High School yesterday as a public inquiry into the future of the building got under way.
Edinburgh Hogmanay organisers vow to learn lessons on volunteers 19 Sep 2018 17:47 Living by the Sword Organisers of Edinburgh’s Hogmanay celebrations have defended the revival of a controversial volunteering scheme – but say lessons will be learned from its introduction last year.
The all-woman riot at a Glasgow asylum for ‘fallen women’ 19 Sep 2018 16:29 Living by the Sword Dressed in their distinctive uniforms of blue frocks and white aprons, 27 women staged a breakout of the Glasgow Magdalene Institution in Maryhill and scattered through the city streets 60 years ago this week.