MacGregor’s Mussels in Chunky Tomato Sauce from A Taste of the Highlands
17 May '22
Want to get creative in the kitchen this week? Try this recipe from Ghillie Basan’s acclaimed cookbook, A Taste of the Highlands!...
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‘Lone Seal Travelling South’ from Other Worlds, An Anthology of Scottish Island Poems
17 May '22
Other Worlds is a captivating collection of poems devoted to the sights, sounds, and feelings of Scotland’s islands. Editor Stuart Conn has...
Aye Write, 6th–22nd May 2022
03 May '22
Aye Write is back for 2022 with a live programme of over 200 events. Tickets are now on sale for all all three weekends from 6th to 22nd May. The...
Landscapes in Stone series: The Geology of Scotland’s Most Famous Landmarks
29 Apr '22
Scotland is known for its visually striking landscape, from jagged cliffs to rolling hills – the natural scenes iconic to this northern nation....
A Cracking Start to Spring
15 Apr '22
Did we have a cracking start to Spring last week? Yes we did… at the launch of Alternatives to Valium in a brand new bookshop, and with a...
The Great Tapestry of Scotland on BBC 4’s The Museums That Make Us
07 Apr '22
Neil MacGregor, renowned presenter and author of A History of the World in 100 Objects, is now visiting the UK’s most significant museums and...
Translation in Focus: Beyond Any Curtain
25 Mar '22
This year Scotland celebrates its Year of Stories – a year in which stories inspired by and created in Scotland will be showcased and platformed....
Highlights from Winter Words Festival 2022
22 Feb '22
Pitlochry Festival Theatre’s annual literary festival, Winter Words 2022, returned this February to kick off Scotland’s Year of Stories with an...
Something a little different for Shrove Tuesday
21 Feb '22
As Covid closed-in once again in the Autumn of 2021, Ghillie Basan found herself one of a number of people appointed by Scotland: Food and Drink as...
Taste test for Shrove Tuesday
21 Feb '22
Shrove Tuesday is fast approaching. Try a Birlinn recipe for your pancakes this year!
Jenni Fagan’s Hex – the powerful new Darkland Tale
03 Dec '21
A witch will die here in the morning. It is the 4th of December 1591. On this, the last night of her life in a prison cell several floors below...
Vegan Three Nut ‘Meatloaf’ from The Scottish Vegan Cookbook
22 Nov '21
Whether you are starting to think ahead to Christmas dinner and the logistics of planning for different dietary requirements, or you simply fancy...
