Edinburgh Book Festival
Andy Wightman’s appearance at the Edinburgh International Book Festival, like that of many another author,…
Leading us away from our laptops, manicured lawns and comfy sofas as well as our fear of things that might…
It's been said (at least by this reviewer) that Scotland was gifted both bagpipes and haggis by the folk of…
Gavin Hewitt, BBC European Editor, opened his talk with an anecdote about football, particularly apposite…
This was a fascinating first hour at the Edinburgh International Book Festival in which Charles Emmerson…
How can you describe such a literary phenomenon as Alexander McCall Smith?
Philip Ziegler is a well known biographer and historian with some twenty four books to his name, including…
Even in douce Edinburgh, it is still possible to encounter those with a more than slight sympathy for far…
There was a full house in the Baillie Gifford Main Theatre, where Alfred Brendel was joined by his co-author…
This annual presentation to recognise excellence in fiction and biography are the oldest literary awards in…
‘Embattled’ might seem an odd choice of word to describe Henry McLeish, former First Minister and David…
They were ordinary soldiers with dodgy equipment and often poor leadership.
For the Frederick Hood Memorial Event which was sponsored by Walter Scott and Partners Ltd, Professor Susan…
Kirsty Wark is a highly respected television presenter, best known for fronting the BBC 2 current affairs…
Given the popularity of these two British actresses, it was understandable that Helen Lederer and Celia Imrie…
Melvyn Bragg had a sell-out audience as one might expect for such a well known radio and television presenter.
That Neil Gunn and Maurice Walsh were close friends is a matter of record, attested by the 30 or so letters…
Andrew Franklin introduced David Reynolds as a distinguished historian and the Professor of History at…
This event, offered by Publishing Scotland, and chaired by Jenny Brown, attempted to look at the…
In his introduction Andrew Kelly mentioned that David Crane is the Director of Bristol 2014, remembering the…