Interview with comedienne Josie Long - KidsInMuseums.org, 4th August 2010 My Secret Life: Josie Long, comedian, 28 - The Independent, 31st July 2010 The Edinburgh Festival veteran chats to… - Den Of Geek, 30th July 2009 Battersea Arts N20 Season Interview - Spoonfed, 11th February 2009 Co...
Do you listen to podcasts with your kids? When we drive somewhere as a family, we usually let 7-year-old Clara pick the soundtrack. It’s mostly to keep her happy during long rides. On the whole, Ian and I can tolerate the kiddie music. But lately the seemingly endless stream of ki...
Still oodles of Christmassy shows to tell you about obv – one might even think we’re getting quite close to the big day. And while we do also have a few things for you that aren’t overtly festive, I thought we might (again) lean into it all and start with three shows that all...
This evening I’m starting my first MOOC (Massive Open Online Course). Along with 40,000 others I’ve enrolled inE-learning and Digital Cultures, which has been set-up by Edinburgh University as part of the Coursera consortium, a group of Universities from around the world providing free onl...
s inclusion is cos I saw her at Oval Space recently and I came across this random track on a compilation from Brighton promoterThe Outer Church. I believe ‘The Binks’ refers to a place near Edinburgh. Anna’s gig was awesome, as per, and she ended the show with a cover of ...
It had great goals, an unbelievable comeback plus a dash of controversy.Fittingly, Hibs had turned the afternoon into a tribute to the late Gordon Smith, the winger who won league medals with both Edinburgh clubs and Dundee.He would have approved of the entertainment on offer. This was more...
In one sense obviously not, in another maybe, but the sensations associated with the heart seem often to happen somewhere around the stomach; or is that just me? More to the point, “here hung those lips that I have kissed I know not how oft“, etc. All of which is beautiful; but ...
Published to accompany the exhibition "Kaffe Fassett: the power of pattern" running through July 8, 2023, at Dovecot Studios in Edinburgh, Scotland, this book showcases a lot of his most famous designs. Knitters, quilters and needle pointers all revere Kaffe and his color and design sense....
the large international organisations could not function without interpreters. Nor could the US or British armies in Iraq and Afghanistan. However – anecdote alert – when I did CPD in Heriot-Watt in Edinburgh last year – one course participant noted that historically, in her country, at cert...
Yes, I think you can probably tell from that title that this is going to be something a little outside the panto norm, and that’s definitely the case. This one is a horror panto, and it’s very much not for kids, as it’s only ...