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Dunoon Film Festival 2025: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks To Festival Director Ann Campbell...
For the latest Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Ali spoke to Ann Campbell who is the Festival Director of the Dunoon Film Festival which moves to...
11 hours ago2 min read

The Lives We Live: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks To Jess Orr About Paisley Book Festival 2025...
Jess Orr For the latest Scots Whay Hae! podcast Ali spoke once again to Jess Orr, the Associate Programmer for the Paisley Book Festival...
Apr 12 min read

Lights, Camera, Action!: A Preview Of Glasgow Film Festival 2025…
One of the sure signs that Spring is coming is the start of the annual Glasgow Film Festival which starts today (Wednesday 26th February...
Feb 261 min read


Animated Conversation: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks To MANIPULATE Festival...
Dawn Taylor For the latest Scots Whay Hae! podcast Ali caught up once again with Dawn Taylor, the Artistic Director & CEO at MANIPULATE...
Feb 41 min read

Capital Conversation: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks To Alan Taylor...
For the latest Scots Whay Hae! podcast Ali spoke to writer and journalist Alan Taylor to talk about his latest book, Edinburgh: The...
Nov 26, 20242 min read


The SWH! Bloody Scotland Podcasts: The McIlvanney Prize Finalists...
The latest Scots Whay Hae! podcast is another collaboration with Bloody Scotland - Scotland's International Crime Writing Festival -...
Sep 12, 20242 min read


Bring The Noise: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks To Cathie Boyd About Sonica Festival 2024...
For the latest Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Ali spoke to the Founding Artistic Director of Cryptic Cathie Boyd to hear all about this year's...
Sep 6, 20242 min read


Morag, You’re a Long Time Deid: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks To Claire Love Wilson & Peter Lorenz...
For the latest Scots Whay Hae! podcast Ali spoke to creator and performer Claire Love Wilson and director and performance-maker Peter...
Sep 2, 20242 min read


The First Cut Is The Deepest: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks To Andrés N. Ordorica...
For the latest Scots Whay Hae! podcast Ali catches up with previous guest, the writer and poet Andrés N. Ordorica to hear all about his...
Aug 15, 20242 min read


The Write Stuff: Scots Whay Hae!’s Top 10 Picks Of The Edinburgh International Book Festival 2024…
This year sees the Edinburgh International Book Festival (10–25th August) move to its new home, the Edinburgh Futures Institute at the...
Aug 10, 20245 min read

The SWH! Edinburgh Fringe Compilation Podcast 2024 - Part Two...
For the second of our Edinburgh Fringe Compilation Podcasts for 2024, Ali spoke to another group of artists, writers, and performers who...
Aug 2, 20242 min read

The SWH! Edinburgh Fringe Compilation Podcast 2024 - Part One...
For the first of our Edinburgh Fringe Compilation Podcasts for 2024, Ali spoke to a number of artists, writers, and performers who have...
Aug 1, 20242 min read


The SWH! Edinburgh Fringe Podcasts 2024: Jo Mango & Liam Hurley - A Giant On The Bridge...
For the second of our Edinburgh Fringe 2024 podcasts Ali spoke to musician Jo Mango and theatre-maker Liam Hurley to talk all about A...
Jul 16, 20242 min read

This Is The Story: A Preview of the Paisley Book Festival 2024…
This Thursday, 25th April, sees the start of this year’s Paisley Book Festival, which runs until Sunday 28th. With the theme of 'Imagine...
Apr 22, 20247 min read


Edinburgh Tradfest 2024: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks To Jane-Ann Purdy & Douglas Robertson...
For the latest Scots Whay Hae! podcast Ali spoke to Jane-Ann Purdy & Douglas Robertson to learn all about this year's Edinburgh Tradfest,...
Apr 19, 20241 min read

Paisley Book Festival 2024: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks To Alan Bissett & Brian Conaghan...
For the latest Scots Whay Hae! podcast - the second relating to this year's Paisley Book Festival - Ali spoke to writers Alan Bissett and...
Apr 10, 20242 min read


Imagine Something Different: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks To Jess Orr About Paisley Book Festival 2024...
For the latest Scots Whay Hae! podcast Ali spoke to Jess Orr (right), the Associate Programmer for the Paisley Book Festival, to learn...
Mar 29, 20242 min read


Lights, Camera, Action!: A Preview Of Glasgow Film Festival 2024…
One of the sure signs that Spring is coming is the start of the annual Glasgow Film Festival, this year running from Wednesday 28th...
Feb 28, 20241 min read

Vision On: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks To MANIPULATE Festival...
For the latest Scots Whay Hae! podcast Ali spoke to Dawn Taylor (right), the Artistic Director & CEO at MANIPULATE Arts, to learn all...
Jan 29, 20241 min read


Get Connected: A Preview Of Celtic Connections 2024…
For me, it doesn't feel like any year has actually got going until Celtic Connections begins. This year it's on between the 18th Jan and...
Jan 14, 20242 min read
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