24-Carrot magic: How comedian Jasper got his mojo back
Jasper Carrott thought he was finished with comedy, but after going back to his roots he’s enjoying stand-up more than ever before.
Silence of the clans as Rob Roy returns to silver screen
The scenes that greeted the film premiere of Rob Roy were, to quote a report from the time, “extraordinary”.
Sex and the City singer tells how Auld Lang Syne helped her hit the big time
It's the moment every performer dreads.
Never seen before WW2 soldier’s journal details Allied prisoners famous Great Escape from Stalag Luft III
It was only four words. One sentence, in tiny, painstaking handwriting, in one diary entry.
Taking a leaf out of the Big Yin’s book: Learning how to live with Parkinson’s
In a recent interview about his Parkinson’s, Billy Connolly described how the illness has left him with “shoogly days”.
Scots presenter Storm Huntley says working on upcoming documentary was a real eye-opener
She may now work with a national broadcaster in London, but Scots presenter Storm Huntley believes there can never be enough regional TV.
Biographer sheds light on The Thirty-Nine Steps author John Buchan’s astonishing life
His most famous hero was a man in a hurry, outfoxing his pursuers at every turn.
The Honest Truth: Sally will never forget her Maiden voyage with famed all-female crew and sexism that followed
It’s 30 years since the first all-female crew of the Whitbread Round The World Race fought deadly seas – and rampant sexism.
“We managed to save Bernard’s life. Other heart attack victims aren’t so lucky”
When golf legend Bernard Gallacher suffered a cardiac arrest in Aberdeen six years ago, he was lucky to survive thanks to a defibrillator.
Hello darkness our old friend: Stargazer hails 10 years of Dumfries sky park and predicts bright future
In a world of perpetual light, Keith Muir says it’s time to allow a little darkness into our lives.
Singer David Gray on 20 years of eureka moments
In a quirk of fate, David Gray’s latest album, which came out on Friday, was released exactly 20 years on from This Year’s Love, one of the first songs that brought him to the public’s attention.