Arts & Culture
Features about arts and culture from 成人快手 Scotland, newest at the top.
August 2011
Bud Neill: cartoonist extraordinaire and creator of Lobey Dosser
In his centenary year, a slideshow and commentary on cartoonist Bud Neill and his creation, the Lobey Dosser cartoon strip.
Cake, conversation and knitting with the Glasgow Picknitters
Meet the men and women who chat and eat cake while knitting in public.
July 2011
成人快手 Scotland's coverage of the 2011 Edinburgh Festivals
Details of our TV, radio and online coverage of this year's Edinburgh Festivals.
How one teenage Shetlander joined the crew of the world's oldest full-rigged sailing ship
Fiddler and classical violinist Maggie Adamson returns home to Shetland to perform at The Tall Ships Races.
What makes one lonely bus shelter on Unst famous the world over?
A bus shelter with a difference on Scotland's most Northerly Isle.
Elizabeth Blackadder
In the year of a major retrospective of her work at the Scottish National Gallery, we feature Dame Elizabeth Blackadder 鈥 one of Scotland's finest artists.
Memorable Movie Scenes
At 2011's edinburgh International Film festival we asked fans and filmmakers about their most memorable movie scenes.
June 2011
Scotland's favourite painting
The story of how Scotland's favourite painting, Dali's Christ of St John of the Cross, arrived in Glasgow's Kelvingrove Museum.
May 2011
A Time to Keep
Folksinger-songwriter Lise Sinclair talks about the influence of place in her latest work 鈥 a series of songs that sing out of the Scottish Northern Isles culture and landscape.
April 2011
St Andrews University alumni remember their student days
In the 600th anniversary year of St Andrews University and as its best-known alumni tie the knot, Siobhan Redmond, Brian Taylor, Rosemary Goring and Hazel Irvine reminisce about their student days in the 'auld grey toon'.
Gold Star: cheerleading the way to Florida
Scotland's All Star Cheerleaders are about to take on the world in Florida.
The Red Shed art installation at 成人快手 Scotland
Three art installations in the Red Shed at 成人快手 Scotland's Pacific Quay headquarters.
Traders at The Barras today
A feature about the stall traders today at the world famous Barras.
Tartan Night
How a 鈥淔riends of Scotland鈥 charity fundraiser became a highlight of the New York social calendar.
Celebrating Roma culture in Scotland on International Roma Day
Young Roma people from Govanhill in Glasgow perform music and celebrate their culture for International Roma day.
The precious legacy of funny Gaelic songs
The precious legacy of funny gaelic songs and why they remain important and attractive in modern times.
March 2011
Precious and the Puggies: modern publishing in the Scots language
A feature about the Scots children's book Precious and the Puggies, featuring interviews with the book's author Alexander McCall Smith and the translator James Robertson as well as a reading from the book.
Gerry Wan: Reflections of life in Scotland
An audio slideshow featuring Gerry Wan on the subject of Chinese culture in Scotland.
Alasdair Gray: Lanark at 30
An audio slideshow by Bruce Munro on Lanark, featuring Alasdair Gray talking about the inspiration he drew from Glasgow and archive material, including rarely seen drafts and artwork from the novel.
February 2011
Audio slideshow: Glasgow Hong Lok Dragon and Lion Dancing Troupe
An audio slideshow by Miranda Pang, following Glasgow's Hong Lok Dragon and Lion Dancing Troupe, as they bring in the Chinese New Year with Chinese dragon and lion dancing.
January 2011
Audio slideshow: Inspired by Robert Burns
An audio slideshow by Steven Jones, inspired by the works of Robert Burns.
Margaret MacDonald: the talented other half of Charles Rennie Mackintosh
An investigation into Margaret MacDonald Mackintosh's influence on her more celebrated husband.
November 2010
鈥淭he meaning of the meaning鈥 鈥 the enduring appeal of Norman MacCaig
A look at the enduring appeal of the poetry of Norman MacCaig, featuring video and audio from the 成人快手 Scotland archives.
