Edinburgh lectures & talks

This Edinburgh lecture is part of the three-day Rethinking the City Event which aims to emulate the issue-…
This morning there was a less-than-bloody pitched battle between Richard Holloway, Richard Harries and author…
Considering that the financial success or failure of any show at Edinburgh's Festival Fringe can depend…
The Main Hall of the Scottish Parliament and various Committee Rooms are given over to five days of public…
BBC Director General Mark Thompson will give this year’s MacTaggart Lecture at the MediaGuardian…
J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan is perhaps the Scottish 'fairy story' most readily conjured up in our minds, but…
The remarkable and rapid development of modern technology during the Edwardian period was mirrored by a…
Aileen Christianson will talk about 19th century women writing both for publication and in private letters…
This lecture provides an outline of some of the key figures from the Highlands artistic movement.
Robin Barnes will discuss aspects of the development of rail travel in and around Edinburgh, illustrated by…
All old artefacts need special care and attention, to keep them in good condition and preserve them for the…
This lecture, given by Dr Patricia de Montfort, explores the world of the professional woman artist in the…