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Ian Rankin

The Big Light was founded in 2020 by producer Fiona White and broadcaster Janice Forsyth.

Business Podcast production venture backed by Sir Ian Rankin completes studio move

Crime writer Ian Rankin has just released his 24th John Rebus novel and confirmed plans for a new TV adaptation (Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire)

Columnists New Rebus has been greenlit at a boom time for Scottish crime drama

What's On Ian Rankin and Gregory Burke lift the lid on Rebus’s TV reinvention

What's On Rebus to go back to his thirties for new TV drama set in modern-day Edinburgh

Books Book review: A Heart Full Of Headstones, by Ian Rankin

What's On Ian Rankin reflects on slowing down as a writer and struggling for ideas

People A literary dinner for the Queen Consort in Braemar

What's On Highlights from Ian Rankin's literary archive to go on display in Edinburgh

People Dani Garavelli: The joy of a made-up 80s post-punk band from Airdrie

What's On Festival Diary: New horizons beckon for Sir Ian Rankin

Books Book Festival round-up: Katherine Rundell | Amy Liptrot | Ian Rankin

What's On Rankin reveals he will be putting Rebus behind bars in his next novel

What's On Festival Diary: Forde lets Pleasance boss off the hook with ‘whiny’ baby rant

Opinion I have seen first-hand why the Royals can be viewed as a positive - Euan McColm

People Ian Rankin is knighted in Queen's Birthday Honours list

People In full: All the Edinburgh recipients on the Queen's Birthday Honours List

People King's Crowdfunder offers drinks with Ian Rankin as a new, one off reward

People Rebus author Rankin's rock and roll ambitions thwarted by lockdown

People Ian Rankin says he relies on music to produce his best-selling novels

People Ian Rankin ‘appalled’ at Amazon over e-book returns

Read This UK literary hotspots revealed for World Book Day

What's On Ian Rankin signs deal to write two more John Rebus novels

People Rankin to give competition winner Edinburgh tour

What's On Edinburgh International Festival director Fergus Linehan gets prestigious honour

Film and TV Murder Island on Channel 4: When to watch and where it's filmed

Columnists Greenbelt protection probably Edinburgh’s biggest political hot potato - David A...

People McCall Smith 'immensely honoured' to receive the Edinburgh Award

What's On Artists plead for Edinburgh’s ‘open-air museum’ to get green belt reprieve

People Rankin hopes book will help readers discover ‘godfather of tartan noir’

What's On Album reviews: The Wanderer - A Tribute to Jackie Leven | Hamish Hawk | Saint Et...

Opinion 'It seems bewildering to me that libraries should be under threat' - Ian Rankin

Books Edinburgh Book Festival review: Ian Rankin

Books Book review: The Dark Remains, by William McIlvanney & Ian Rankin

What's On Ian Rankin on getting inside William McIlvanney's head to complete final novel

Retro Famous Globetrotter fish bar renamed following refit

People Here's how Edinburgh's Elephant House cafe is linked to Harry Potter

What's On Revamp of Edinburgh's Kings Theatre set to start next year

People Obituary: Guy Kinder

What's On Edinburgh International Book Festival reveals line-up for revamped event

People Ian Rankin could reboot Rebus series

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Transport Glasgow Airport search area closed 'after suspicious item found in bag'

Politics Labour's plans to save union with ‘enhanced’ powers for Scotland

Politics Analysis: Labour's plan to save union assumes devolution doesn't mean difference