Series Archive

The Lady of Lawers’

The Lady of Lawers’ prophecies have been coming true for three centuries

William Kidd

William Kidd was the flamboyant, risk-taking privateer immortalised in Treasure Island. Discover his wild adventures that inspired Robert Louis Stevenson.

A-Z Of Great Scots

Josephine Tey

Josephine Tey was a gifted novelist and screenwriter, but what was her real identity?

A-Z Of Great Scots

Isabella Elder

Isabella Elder used her wealth to improve welfare in Govan and women’s education back in the 1890s

A-Z Of Great Scots

Wyndham Halswelle

Wyndham Halswelle set many records but his Olympic triumph was tarnished by the race he was forced to have against himself.

A-Z Of Great Scots

Sir Alexander Glen

Sir Alexander Glen, explorer and spy, once set off for the Arctic in a dinner jacket. Read all about this tenacious Scot.

A-Z Of Great Scots

Marjory Fleming

Marjory Fleming was a literary prodigy – and could have been so much more…

A-Z Of Great Scots

Ebenezer MacRae

Architect, Ebenezer MacRae, transformed the living conditions of Edinburgh’s working class during the 1920s.

Culture

Opera Highlights 2019 – On The Road One Last Time

Scottish Opera Soprano, Charlie Drummond, writes the final blog in this year’s Opera Highlights series and it’s all about the memories After a week of travelling to and from […]