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From the comedian, actor, and former host of The Late Late Show comes an irreverent, lyrical memoir in essays featuring his signature wit. Craig Ferguson has defied the odds his entire life. He has failed when he should have succeeded and succeeded when he should have failed. The fact that he is...

Reading Scotland's Jesus should be like being called into the living room by your child shouting that they see a little red dot on the head of a TV newscaster, then riding the white hot bullet through the propaganda circuitry of his or her exploding brain. It's a funny book about the news...

From First Footing to Samhain, Fringe Festival follies to whisky lore, Sam and Graham guide listeners through a year of Scottish legends, traditions, historical and contemporary events, sharing personal stories and tips as only these two chalk-and-cheese friends can. As entertaining as it is practical, The Clanlands Almanac is a light-hearted education in Scottish history and culture, told through the eyes of two passionate Scotsmen. The perfect escapist guide, The Clanlands Almanac is intended as a starting point for your own Scottish discoveries.

We are Scotland’s EAR TO THE GROUND! - keeping you in the loop with the interviews and gig alerts from Scotland’s top-notch composers. We’ll be digging deep to find out what makes these composers tick, hearing the processes behind their latest compositions and finding out why on earth someone would want to be a composer! ​The podcast is hosted by Aileen Sweeney and Ben Eames, two musicians based in Glasgow who’ll be asking the questions, bringing the banter and getting to know these fantastic composers. Follow and subscribe to keep your ear to ground for Scotland’s newest and most ...

When there really did seem to be more stars in Hollywood than in heaven, Hollywood Stage had them performing films as radio plays - on the sponsor's dime, of course. Classic films now become audiobooks, with many featuring the original stars from way back when. Here's Mary of Scotland starring Joan Crawford and Franchot Tone.

Performers of Scotland is on a journey to discover all artistic people from all of Scotland, musicians, actors, dancers, comedians and more. We are just at the beginning of our journey and will be speaking many different artists to find out about them, their backgrounds and all the information that can be gathered to help those interested in listening to the podcast, find their art form.

The Secrets of Scotland Yard was a successful crime drama series, initially airing internationally between 1949 and 1951. Selected episodes finally came to a US radio network for a brief run much later in 1957 over the Mutual Broadcasting System. The series boasted well over 100 episodes, one of which, "The Bone From A Voice Box", apparently served as the prototype for another well remembered Towers Of London dramatic series, The Black Museum. In both series, well known actors were employed as host / narrator, Orson Welles in The Black Museum and Clive Brook here. In fact, the shows were so ...

"Secrets of Scotland Yard" was a radio crime drama series that aired in the United States in the 1950s. The show focused on dramatized re-enactments of real-life cases solved by the famous Scotland Yard police force in London, England. Each episode of "Secrets of Scotland Yard" began with an introduction that set the stage for the upcoming crime story. The rest of the episode would then unfold in a narrative format, following the detectives as they worked to solve the case using their investigative skills and intuition. The show was known for its attention to detail and authenticity, with each...

This guide will quickly and easily help you develop a Scottish accent with a guide to the oral posture needed to develop an authentic accent and the techniques in terms of mouth, lip and tongue position needed to produce vowels, consonants and other components of the Scottish language. In addition to detailed explanation of the appropriate pronunciation there are then exercises throughout as well as listen and repeat segments as part of the course to provide additional practice.

Welcome to Learn From The Best - the new podcast brought to you by the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Students' Union (RCSSU). Each episode will put the spotlight on success stories from current students and alumni, aimed to inspire you - students, applicants and beyond.The Students’ Union of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland has represented and supported the students of the Conservatoire at all levels for decades.Find out more about RCSSU at http://www.rcssu.scotFollow RCSSU on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rcsunion/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/rcsunion and Facebook: https://...