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Paddy Ashdown spoke at the Baker Tilly Event which was chaired by the BBC "Today" presenter James Naughtie.
Phillipe Sands’ event at the Edinburgh International Book Festival proved to be one of the most genuinely…
The appearance of Mervyn King, former Governor of the Bank of England, produced a predictably very…
Jonathan Dimbleby had Magnus Linklater in the chair for this Experian event looking at 'Where World War Two…
Nicholas Carr came prominently to public attention with his article ‘Is Google making Us Stupid?’ He has, in…
In his introductory discussion of ‘A Military History of Scotland’ Edward Spiers was careful to point out…
These two speakers, both acknowledged experts on their subjects, gave a succinct analysis of the current…
Paul Mason, appearing at the Edinburgh International Book Festival to promote the paperback edition of his…
This event proved one of the most stimulating and thought provoking this reviewer has thus far attended at…
Roy Hattersley appeared with a beard which he assured the audience was not to be seen as being in sympathy…
Robert Crawford took the concept of the poet as bearer of tradition for the theme of his Saltire Society…
Jeremy Paxman was introduced by his fellow BBC colleague, Allan Little, for this Open University Event which…
Wilbur Smith was introduced by Jackie McGlone as the author of some thirty four novels which had sold…
Tam Dalyell, Paul Rogers and Ruth Wishart came into the RBS Main Theatre well before the start of the session…
This reviewer’s previous incarnation as the Stravaigin Reporter for the organisation Scots Tung, has allowed…
Joe Simpson, the author of Touching the Void was introduced by Alan Morrison, the Group Arts Editor of The…
This session with Frances Wilson was chaired by Sheena McDonald who immediately discovered that very few…
This year, the Edinburgh International Book Festival has been privileged to welcome two of the United States…
Saul David seems to have undergone an alarming make-over since the earlier days of his writing career.
Publishing Scotland’s event at the Edinburgh International Book Festival, was entitled ‘Culture Versus…