For the latest Scots Whay Hae! podcast Ali spoke to writer Foday Mannah to hear all about his award-winning debut novel The Search for Othella Savage , which is published by Quercus Books , and which was shortlisted for this year's Bloody Scotland Debut Prize. Foday gives a brief synopsis of the novel, spoke about the real-life incident which inspired him to write it, and why it was important to set events in both Scotland and Sierra Leone. He also explains the quote from Mo

📸 credit - Mihaela Bodlovic When the nights are fair drawing in, a night at the opera is perfect to take your mind off such things and transport you to a world of wonder, music, theatre and song. This Autumn, Scottish Opera offers a revival of the 2017 production of Puccini's La bohème , which began its run at Glasgow's Theatre Royal on Saturday before it moves around the country ( dates below ). As the curtain rises on Act I (and later Act III) we are in present day Paris,

Iain Forbes For the latest podcast Ali spoke to Scottish-Norwegian filmmaker Iain Forbes to hear all about his award-winning, and...

📷 - credit Euan Anderson For the latest Scots Whay Hae! podcast Ali spoke to returning guest Graeme Macrae Burnet about his new book...

The latest Scots Whay Hae! podcast is our latest collaboration with Bloody Scotland - Scotland's International Crime Writing Festival  -...

As we move towards Autumn (and the nights fair draw in), thoughts turn to chestnuts, cardigans, and crime with the Bloody Scotland...