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Arts and Culture

Just a few of the artists who have performed Scotsman Sessions

The Scotsman Sessions: links to numbers 1-350

Dot Allison and Alice Allen

The Scotsman Sessions #381: Dot Allison and Alice Allen

The Filthy Tongues and Maria Rud

The Scotsman Sessions #380: The Filthy Tongues and Maria Rud

Chris Dennis

The Scotsman Sessions #379: Chris Dennis

Broken Records

The Scotsman Sessions #378: Broken Records

Snows of Yesteryear

The Scotsman Sessions #377: Snows of Yesteryear

Hugh McMillan

The Scotsman Sessions #376: Hugh McMillan

Texture

The Scotsman Sessions #375: Texture

Kevin Mclean

The Scotsman Sessions #374: Kevin Mclean

Gareth Williams

The Scotsman Sessions #373: Gareth Williams

Music

Shears PIC: Tiu Makkonen

Manifesto music event asks: 'What would a mental health revolution look like?'

PJ Harvey PIC: Steve Gullick

Music review: PJ Harvey, Barrowland, Glasgow

Matt Berninger of The National PIC: Sebastian Reuter/Getty Images

Music review: The National, Hydro, Glasgow

Jasdeep Singh Degun working on his new composition with the Scottish Ensemble PIC: Foxbrush

Jasdeep Singh Degun on his new collaboration with the Scottish Ensemble

Ryan Wigglesworth

Music review: BBC SSO & Ryan Wigglesworth, City Halls, Glasgow

Graham Nash PIC: Jeff Spicer/ Getty Images

Music review: Graham Nash, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall

US singer-songwriter Taylor Swift performs onstage on the first night of her "Eras Tour" at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on March 31, 2023. Image: Getty Images

Taylor Swift's Eras Tour concert film is coming to UK cinemas

Books

The earliest winner of The Great British Bake Off, Edd Kimber has released several cookbooks including One Tin Bakes. Released in 2020 it was included in top cookbook lists by The Guardian, New York Times, Washington Post and BBC Good Food with additional praise coming from the likes of Nigella Lawson. As the book’s title hints, One Tin Bakes is full of recipes you can whip up in a simple 9 x 13 in baking tin and with Edd’s balance of flavours doing plenty of the work for you.

29 of the best cookbooks from The Great British Bake Off contestants

44 Scotland Street

Scotland Street Volume 17, Chapter 17: Initial Exchanges

JK Rowling PIC: Getty

Book review: The Running Grave, by Robert Galbraith

44 Scotland Street

Scotland Street Volume 17, Chapter 16: Galactica’s Debut

Film and TV

You can stay in Shrek's Swamp in the Scottish Highlands thanks to Airbnb. Image: Alix McIntosh/Airbnb

You can now stay in Shrek's Swamp in the Scottish Highlands

Asa Butterfield as Otis in Sex Education

Five must-watch series after Sex Education

The Old Oak

Film reviews: The Old Oak | The Creator | The The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar

Theatre and Stage

Andy Arnold PIC: John Johnston

Andy Arnold on leaving Glasgow's Tron Theatre after 16 years in charge

Carmen Pieraccini, Chiara Sparkes and Andy Clark in Tally's Blood (Picture: Mihaela Bodlovic)

Theatre reviews: Tally's Blood | Coast

Scottish Ballet dancers in Schachmatt as part of Twice-Born double bill. Credit Andy Ross (3).jpg

Dance review: Scottish Ballet: Twice-Born, Theatre Royal, Glasgow

Bill Bailey has announced a Scottish gig next year.

Everything you need to know about Bill Bailey's 2024 Scottish gigs

The new National Theatre of Scotland production Dracula: Mina's Reckoning is at His Majesty's Theatre in Aberdeen until 9 September and will then tour around Scotland until 14 October. Picture: Mihaela Bodlovic

Theatre, dance and opera companies warn over ‘wilful demise’ of culture sector

Nicole Cooper as The Fool Lear's Fool PIC: Tommy Ga-Ken Wan

Theatre review: Lear's Fool, Botanic Gardens, Glasgow

Matthew Bourne's Romeo and Juliet PIC: Johan Persson

Dance review: Matthew Bourne’s Romeo and Juliet, Festival Theatre, Edinburgh

Art

Joanna Lumley's pangolin

Fancy an original artwork by Alexander McCall Smith or another celebrity?

The new Scottish galleries at the National Gallery in Edinburgh will open to the public on 30 September. Picture: Campbell Donaldson

Review: New National Gallery spaces 'triumph of space, light and shadow'

An image from Iman Tajik's series of photographs, The Dreamers

Season of plenty: Autumn art highlights across Scotland

Exclusive National Gallery reveals new spaces showcasing Scottish art treasures

Edinburgh Festivals

Jarvis Cocker of Pulp performing on stage at Finsbury Park in London. Picture: PA

Pulp to headline Edinburgh's Hogmanay celebrations

Josie Long, comedian, who has performed at the Edinburgh Fringe for over two decades, has written her first book of short stories, Because I Don't Know What You Mean and What You Don't. She appears at this year's Wigtown Book Festival. Pic: John Devlin

Comedian Josie Long at Wigtown Book Festival

Comedian Daniel Sloss spoke out on Channel 4 documentary Dispatches about the allegations that have been made about Russell Brand.

Everything you need to know about Scottish standup Daniel Sloss

Russell Brand leaves the Troubabour Wembley Park theatre in north-west London after performing a comedy set. Picture: James Manning/PA Wire

Welsh: Entertainment industry 'house in order' claim after Brand allegations

Russell Brand leaves the Troubabour Wembley Park theatre after a performance on Saturday evening. Picture: James Manning/PA Wire

Scots stand-up says female comics warned each other about Russell Brand

Actor Ewen Bremner.

Brian Cox, Ewen Bremner and Jack Lowden back new campaign to revive Filmhouse

An image from the Scottish coming-of-age romantic comedy film Gregory’s Girl was projected onto the Filmhouse building after its closure last October. Picture: Jane Barlow

Fundraising campaign underway to revamp and reopen Edinburgh’s Filmhouse cinema

More Arts and Culture

Paul Zerdin and his sponge family Pic: Steve Ullathorne

Interview: ventriloquist Paul Zerdin

The contestants, hosts and judges of the 14th series of The Great British Bake Off. Image: Mark Bourdillon/Love Productions/Channel 4/PA Wire.

Everything we know about the Great British Bake Off 2023 so far

Paul, Alison, Prue & Noel. Image: Mark Bourdillon/Love Productions/Channel 4.

The Great British Bake Off recap: Here's what happened during week one

There were two Scottish bakers in the tent during The Great British Bake Off in 2022. Image: Mark Bourdillon/Channel 4

Every Scottish baker to have appeared on The Great British Bake Off

All of the Bake Off contestants from 2023: Saku, Dan, Cristy, Josh, Rowan, Abbi, Amos, Dana, Nicky, Matty, Tasha and Keith.

Bake Off stars learned BSL as deaf contestant joins show

Sam Campbell is currently competing in season 16 of Taskmaster.

Everything you need to know about Taskmaster comedian Sam Campbell

The second Taskmaster series of 2023 is now underway.

All the weekly Taskmaster scores and who is currently top of the table

Pulp, fronted by Jarvis Cocker, have been unveiled as the headliners for Edinburgh's legendary Hogmanay street party.

Everything you need to know about Pulp headlining Edinburgh's Hogmanay

Drag Race UK season is out on BBC Three soon. Cr: BBC.

Here's when Drag Race Season 5 will air on BBC

Actor David McCallum pictured in 1982 (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Scottish actor David McCallum, star of The Man From U.N.C.L.E., dies aged 90