Alexander McCall Smith
Nicola Meighan discovers new and sometimes surprising insights about some of our best-loved household names as they reveal their strong connection to a particular place.
Nicola Meighan discovers new and sometimes surprising insights about some of our best-loved household names as they reveal their strong connection to a particular place.
Nicola visits author Alexander McCall Smith at his remote Highland retreat on the Morvern Peninsula to explore this beautiful landscape from the water.
Alexander McCall Smith is one of the world's most prolific and best-loved authors. He's best known for the extremely successful The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency series featuring the character Precious Ramotswe - Botswana's leading and only. female private detective. Sandy, as he likes to be known, lives with his wife in Edinburgh, the setting of his popular 44 Scotland Street series, and the Isabel Dalhousie novels. But he also has another life, on the remote and beautiful Morvern Peninsula where he likes to write in complete quiet and tranquillity.
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Alexander McCall Smith and Nicola on boat
Alexander McCall Smith with boat
The Corran Ferry
Broadcasts
- Wed 12 Jun 2019 13:30成人快手 Radio Scotland
- Sun 16 Jun 2019 06:00成人快手 Radio Scotland
- Sun 16 Jun 2019 15:00成人快手 Radio Scotland
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