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Hollywood TV giant comes knocking for feminist horror stories as Glaswegian writer unleashes inner fears

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The Emmy award winner heads back to Edinburgh with her new show, Douglas. Picture: TSPL

Comedian Hannah Gadsby - how an autism diagnosis changed her life

Entertainment

Daniel Craig is poised to become the longest-serving James Bond in cinema history. Picture: PA

Daniel Craig poised to become longest-serving James Bond in cinema history

Film and TV

Caroline Flack is presenting 'what can only be described as a new low for television', writes Emily Baker. Picture: Getty Images

Caroline Flack's plastic surgery entertainment show a new low for television - Emily Baker

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Music review: Scottish Ensemble, Baroque: Take Two, Signet Library & St Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh

Music

Viper Swing set for Linlithgow Jazz concert next month

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Music review: Broken Chanter, Sneaky Pete’s, Edinburgh

Music

Theatre reviews: The Night Watch, King’s Theatre, Edinburgh | Divided, Oran Mor, Glasgow

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40 of Eddie Izzard's funniest jokes and quotes ahead of his October shows at Edinburgh's Festival Theatre

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Pianist Alexandra Dariescu

Music review: Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra/Yuri  Simonov, Usher Hall, Edinburgh

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Music review: Scottish Ensemble, Baroque: Take Two, Signet Library & St Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh

Music

Broken Chanter is the solo project of David MacGregor of Kid Canaveral

Music review: Broken Chanter, Sneaky Pete’s, Edinburgh

Music

Pianist Alexandra Dariescu

Music review: Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra/Yuri  Simonov, Usher Hall, Edinburgh

Music

Midge Ure rolled out some of his biggest Romantic anthems

Music review: Midge Ure, Barrowland, Glasgow

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Hollywood TV giant comes knocking for feminist horror stories as Glaswegian writer unleashes inner fears

Books

The Royal Mint of The Gruffalo, who is being celebrated on a new commemorative 50p coin, depicting the beast's first meeting with Mouse in the woods. Picture: PA

Gruffalo's first meeting with Mouse featured on new 50p coin

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Leading cultural figures have put their names to a 'declaration of independence, but Brian Ferguson wonders why more artists do not speak out on arts issues (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Artists happy to declare independence but few speak out about the arts – Brian Ferguson

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Bernardine Evaristo. Picture: Getty

Two authors share prestigious Booker Prize

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Bernardine Evaristo is the first black woman to claim the Booker Prize since it began in 1969.

Booker Prize judges 'flout' rules as Margaret Atwood and Bernardine Evaristo are named joint winners

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Daniel Craig poised to become longest-serving James Bond in cinema history

Film and TV

Caroline Flack is presenting 'what can only be described as a new low for television', writes Emily Baker. Picture: Getty Images

Caroline Flack's plastic surgery entertainment show a new low for television - Emily Baker

People

Kelly MacDonald and Takehiro Hira team up to solve a murder. Picture: BBC/Netflix

Giri/Haji: who stars with Kelly Macdonald in new BBC Two thriller and when is it on

Film and TV

Leah Bracknell. Picture: PA

Former Emmerdale actress Leah Bracknell dies after cancer fight

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Don't miss out on this spectacular festival

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St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall. Founded in 1137 by Earl Rognvald in honour of his uncle St Magnus. Picture: Destination Orkney

Walking in the footsteps of Orkney’s mighty Viking rulers

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The hooded figure has appeared on a close wall on Bernard Street

Second 'Banksy' artwork mysteriously appears on same Edinburgh street

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Artist Ione Parkin's work will be showcased at the Dark Skies Festival on the Isle of Lewis next year.

Artists and astronomers to join forces to celebrate the dark skies of the Outer Hebrides

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First Minister Nicola Sturgeon visited the SWG3 Yardworks Railway Arch project for a lesson in graffiti art. Picture: PA

Nicola Sturgeon spotted spraying graffiti during Glasgow visit

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Theatre reviews: The Night Watch, King’s Theatre, Edinburgh | Divided, Oran Mor, Glasgow

Theatre

Roland Wood, left, is a terrifying Scarpia; the whole cast vocally exhilaring in Scottish Opera's Tosca

Music review: Scottish Opera: Tosca, Theatre Royal, Glasgow

Music

The Declaration of Arbroath. Natational Museums of Scotland.

Declaration of Arbroath : Celebration plans for 700th anniversary revealed

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Leading cultural figures have put their names to a 'declaration of independence, but Brian Ferguson wonders why more artists do not speak out on arts issues (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Artists happy to declare independence but few speak out about the arts – Brian Ferguson

Columnists

Billy Connolly has revealed he has been haunted by stage fright for decades and finds his home city of Glasgow the most difficult place to perform. Picture: John Devlin

Billy Connolly reveals he’s most scared of gigs in Glasgow

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Dragon vision will be beamed onto Edinburgh Castle in city’s ‘biggest ever’ sound and light experience

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Billy Connolly has revealed he has been haunted by stage fright for decades and finds his home city of Glasgow the most difficult place to perform. Picture: John Devlin

Billy Connolly reveals he’s most scared of gigs in Glasgow

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Capping number of events in Princes Street Gardens ruled out by council chiefs

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Edinburgh's Hogmanay celebrations are about to be staged for the 27th time.

Edinburgh's Hogmanay celebrations to run from 11.30am to 4am and expand to the Royal Mile

People

Here come the girls...the first images have been released for Scotland's next big feature film, which will see a group of teenage choirgirls from a strict Catholic school in the Higlands let loose in Edinburgh

‘Pitch Perfect meets Trainspotting’: Scotland’s new coming-of-age drama revealed

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