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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

Scots Whay Hae!’s Alternative Hogmanay Night In - 2024…
Once again Montgomery Scott raises a glass to see out the old year and ring in the new, and that means it’s time for Scots Whay Hae!’s...
Dec 31, 20243 min read

That Was The Year That Was: The Best Of 2024 Podcasts – Films…
For the latest SWH! podcast, and the last of our Best of 2024 pods for this year, Ali is joined once more by our longest serving...
Dec 24, 20241 min read


The Beat Goes On: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks To Grant McPhee...
For the latest Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Ali spoke to filmmaker and writer Grant McPhee to talk about his book Postcards from Scotland:...
Sep 20, 20242 min read


Legacy of an Invisible Bullet: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks To Doug Aubrey...
For the latest Scots Whay Hae! podcast Ali was joined by BAFTA-nominated filmmaker Doug Aubrey to talk about Legacy of an Invisible...
Jun 4, 20242 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


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


Matters Of Fact: Scots Whay Hae!’s Ten Best Non-fiction Books Of 2023...
A version of this article first appeared in PRODUCT magazine Click on the book titles to learn more & grab yourself a copy Writing...
Jan 10, 20246 min read

Scots Whay Hae!’s Alternative Hogmanay Night In - 2023…
Once again Montgomery Scott raises a glass to see out the old year and ring in the new and that means it’s time for Scots Whay Hae!’s...
Dec 31, 20233 min read

That Was The Year That Was: The Best Of 2023 Podcasts – Films…
For the latest SWH! podcast, and the last of our Best of 2023 pods, Ali is joined once more by regulars Chris Ward and Wesley Shearer to...
Dec 24, 20231 min read


That Was The Year That Was: The Best Of 2023 Podcasts – Books (Part II)…
This is the second of our Best Books of 2023 podcasts, with Ali once again joined by Publishing Scotland's Vikki Reilly, and in this...
Dec 15, 20231 min read


Making Movies: The SWH! Podcast Talks to Etienne Kubwabo & the Cast of The Difference Between Us...
For the latest Scots Whay Hae! podcast Ali spoke to Etienne Kubwabo Writer/Director/Producer of new film The Difference Between Us as...
Jul 4, 20232 min read


Go West, Young Man: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks To David Manderson About Alan Sharp...
For the latest podcast Ali spoke to writer and academic David Manderson to talk all things Alan Sharp, who is the subject of David's new...
Jun 26, 20232 min read


SQIFF Trans Generational Tour: The Scots Whay Podcast Talks To Indigo Torres...
For the latest podcast Ali spoke to Indigo Korres, who is the programme co-ordinator of the Scottish Queer International Film Festival's...
Apr 18, 20231 min read


The GFF 2023 Podcasts: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks To Composer Scott Twynholm...
For the latest podcast - the second of our Glasgow Film Festival specials - Ali catches up with musician and composer Scott Twynholm...
Mar 10, 20232 min read


The GFF 2023 Podcasts: An Interview with Cassius X: Becoming Ali Director Muta'Ali...
For the latest podcast, and the first of our Glasgow Film Festival podcasts for 2023, Ali spoke to Muta'Ali, the director of the...
Feb 28, 20232 min read

Lights, Camera, Action!: A Preview Of Glasgow Film Festival 2023…
One of the sure signs that Spring is coming is the start of the annual Glasgow Film Festival, this year running from Wednesday 1st to...
Feb 28, 20231 min read


Poor Things: The SWH! Podcast Talks To Rodge Glass About Gray Day 2023...
For the latest SWH! podcast we welcomed back previous guest Rodge Glass (right) to talk about Gray Day 2023 (Saturday 25th Feb) - the...
Feb 21, 20232 min read


Robbie Coltrane (1950 - 2022) : An Appreciation...
In 1986 I was at a cousin's wedding at the Grosvenor Hotel in Glasgow's West End. Far too old to slide across the floor in my socks, but...
Oct 15, 20224 min read
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