In 1988, a bomb destroyed Pan Am Flight 103 as it flew over the Scottish town of Lockerbie. All passengers and crew members died in the explosion, while debris from the aircraft killed an additional 11 Lockerbie residents. That true story is the basis for Lockerbie: A Search for Truth,...
To the dhal of South India, to the black beans and my cheese in Mexico, and two to the vegan welsh cakes to the Scottish shortbread to the death by chocolate cocktail that Ian Brown from The Stone Roses gave to me. Then there’s the Japanese hotpots to the tahini sauce and the falaf...
A PhD followed at Leeds, then a job lecturing for the Scottish Agricultural Colleges in Aberdeen before returning to the North East to work at Newcastle University. "When I was a lecturer, one of my specialities was pigs and I've tried on various occasions to talk my husband into having ...