Edinburgh Book Festival

As the second anniversary of the Maidan protests which ousted the Yanukovich-led government in Ukraine…
Kate Summerscale became a best selling author with ā€œThe Suspicions of Mr Whicherā€, about the scandalous real…
This entertaining discussion about F. Scott Fitzgerald was like eavesdropping on an animated, cultural…
As a most astute and intelligent writer with a spontaneous wit, Val McDermid always draws a huge audience at…
As part of the series Muriel Spark 100, Val McDermid introduced Ali Smith as Scotland’s greatest living…
Melvyn Bragg had a sell-out audience as one might expect for such a well known radio and television presenter.
Who runs Iran? Is its military still powerful? What is the legacy of the 1979 revolution that produced an…
This event was the first of a special series on the work and legacy of Muriel Spark to commemorate the…
In his introduction Andrew Kelly mentioned that David Crane is the Director of Bristol 2014, remembering the…
The National Theatre of Scotland has the ironically inclusive slogan of ā€˜theatre without walls’ having in…
This was The Open University Event, with the person who was identified as 'The Most Dangerous Woman in…
The Edinburgh International Book Festival marked the passing of Seamus Heaney, probably the most well known ā€˜ā€¦
Published alongside the exhibition ā€˜Photography; A Victorian Sensation’ presented at the National Museum of…
Anyone passing by the Baillie Gifford Main Tent at the Book Festival on Thursday lunchtime could be forgiven…
A great deal of ink and opinion has thus far characterised the debate on the 2014 referendum. One book, at…
Charlotte Higgins and Jean Seaton are uniquely placed to talk about the BBC and contemplate its future.
For over thirty years, Alastair Reid has deserved five stars.
Francesca Martinez and Mark Thomas really ought to consider forming a double act, on the strength of their…
The imaginative, invented world of fiction can often explore contemporary real life issues in a more profound…
With an exciting title and two BBC reporters this promised to be an entertaining session.