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The Herald comment & analysis @scottishcomment.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Radio 4's Rewinder should be a great show but Greg James has always been a bit too busy, a bit too snarky, for my liking www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/2... @teddyjamieson.bsky.social @heraldscotland.bsky.social @brianjaffa.bsky.social
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This Radio 4 show should be my favourite but it's spoiled by snarky BBC presenter
Radio 4’s Rewinder should really be my favourite programme on the radio. It’s the history of the medium cut up and clipped into soundbites.…
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The Herald comment & analysis @scottishcomment.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Five-star review: Siobhán Redmond and Forbes Masson sparkle in Samuel Beckett's timeless play, says Herald theatre critic Neil Cooper www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/2... @neilcooper.bsky.social @heraldscotland.bsky.social @pitlochryft.bsky.social @brianjaffa.bsky.social
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Siobhán Redmond and Forbes Masson shine in timeless life and death masterpiece
Theatre review: Happy Days, Pitlochry Festival Theatre, Five stars, Sept 2026: Siobhán Redmond and Forbes Masson impress in Samuel Beckett's…
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The Herald comment & analysis @scottishcomment.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Alice Strang’s new book explores the Scottish Colourists — Peploe, Fergusson, Cadell and Hunter — and their growing importance in European art history www.heraldscotland.com/news/2655321... @nationalgalleries.bsky.social @heraldscotland.bsky.social @alicestrangart.bsky.social
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The Scottish Colourists changed art forever – and we're still discovering why
Alice Strang’s new book explores the Scottish Colourists—Peploe, Fergusson, Cadell and Hunter—and their growing importance in European art…
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The Herald comment & analysis @scottishcomment.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Review: Cowardly, duplicitous, prone to bribe-taking: The true face of Sparta's proto-fascist regime www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/2... @neilmackay.bsky.social @profilebooks.bsky.social @heraldscotland.bsky.social
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Inside the world's first fascist superpower - slavery, supremacy and Sparta
The Spartans weren’t a race of supermen as their 20th century totalitarian admirers imagined. They were cowardly, duplicitous, prone to…
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The Herald comment & analysis @scottishcomment.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
One year on from the reopening of the Citizens Theatre - and it has already been theatrical history in the making, says Herald theatre writer Neil Cooper www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/2... @neilcooper.bsky.social @heraldscotland.bsky.social @brianjaffa.bsky.social
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A year after reopening, Citizens Theatre is back at the heart of Glasgow culture
A year after reopening following a major redevelopment, the Citizens Theatre has re-established itself as one of Scotland's most ambitious…
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The Herald comment & analysis @scottishcomment.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Review: Some stories should never be told - this isn't one of these www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/2... @heraldscotland.bsky.social @playpiepint.bsky.social @neilcooper.bsky.social
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The Whaler’s Wife at Òran Mór review: powerful tale of Orkney women left behind
The Whaler’s Wife at Òran Mór is a haunting new drama by Izzy Gray, combining Orcadian folklore, sea shanties and powerful performances in a…
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The Herald comment & analysis @scottishcomment.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Review: This is an audacious 21st century reboot of Sophocles’ Ancient Greek classic, says Herald theatre critic Neil Cooper www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/2... @neilcooper.bsky.social @heraldscotland.bsky.social @trontheatre.bsky.social
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You’ve never seen Antigone like this: Greek tragedy reborn as teenage chaos
Theatre review: Antigone, Tron Theatre, Glasgow, Neil Cooper, four stars
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The Herald comment & analysis @scottishcomment.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Art works from Joan Eardley, John Byrne and Robert Colquhoun up for sale in mystery collector's auction www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/2... @heraldscotland.bsky.social @brianjaffa.bsky.social
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Rare Scottish art works from mystery collector up for sale in £500,000 auction
A major Edinburgh auction is expected to raise £500,000 as a mystery collector sells one of Scotland’s most comprehensive collections of post-war…
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The Herald comment & analysis @scottishcomment.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Over four decades, artists connected with Glasgow’s Transmission Gallery have achieved international recognition. Now it has celebrated its 40th with 100 guests attending an evening of sound and art www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/2... @juliabraunraven.bsky.social @heraldscotland.bsky.social
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Glasgow’s Transmission Gallery marks 40 years of supporting artists
Over four decades, artists connected with Glasgow’s Transmission Gallery have gone on to achieve international recognition, including winning or…
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The Herald comment & analysis @scottishcomment.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Edinburgh art, Scottish artists, Shetland studio visits, collectors, exhibitions and The Scottish Gallery's 185-year history www.heraldscotland.com/news/2654771... @heraldscotland.bsky.social
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I understand Scotland's landscapes thorough the eyes of its artists
The Scottish Gallery’s Christina Jansen discusses Edinburgh art, Scottish artists, Shetland studio visits, collectors, exhibitions and its…
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The Herald comment & analysis @scottishcomment.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Nicola Sturgeon, Michael Gove and Jim Murphy - sounds like a dinner party to be avoided www.heraldscotland.com/politics/265...
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Wargame TV review: Sturgeon is playing a game here. Next stop, Celebrity Traitors
The Wargame, Sky/Now, Monday-Thursday, Alison Rowat, two stars: A fictional Russian attack forces political rivals into an unlikely coalition…
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The Herald comment & analysis @scottishcomment.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Unravelling the enigma of Boards Of Canada - on the No26 bus from Portobello www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/2... @boardsofcanada.bsky.social @warprecords.bsky.social @heraldscotland.bsky.social
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No interviews. No tours. Decoding the mystery of cult Scottish duo Boards Of Canada
The return of Boards Of Canada with Inferno has reignited fascination with the duo. But what makes the reclusive Scottish brothers such a musical…
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The Herald comment & analysis @scottishcomment.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Historian David Olusoga and comedian Jack Rooke warn growing inequality in the arts is excluding working class people www.heraldscotland.com/politics/vie... @davidolusoga.bsky.social @jackrooke.bsky.social @teddyjamieson.bsky.social @heraldscotland.bsky.social
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The troubling trend hiding in plain sight across the arts sector in Britain
Arts funding cuts and the rising cost of the Edinburgh Fringe are shutting working-class artists out of TV, theatre and comedy across Scotland warn…
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Teddy Jamieson @teddyjamieson.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
A properly joyous farewell from Saint Etienne in Glasgow last night
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The Herald comment & analysis @scottishcomment.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The Prime Of Miss Jean Brodie is returning to the Scottish stage - here's what you need to know www.heraldscotland.com/news/2654774... @heraldscotland.bsky.social @lyceumedinburgh.bsky.social @ntsonline.bsky.social
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Do whatever it takes, you need to get a ticket for Scotland's theatre event of year
The Prime Of Miss Jean Brodie is returning to the Scottish stage at the Edinburgh Lyceum - here's what you need to know
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The Herald comment & analysis @scottishcomment.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
St Etienne review: Endings are hard. Just ask Martin O’Neill. But this felt a good way to go out, dancing into the dark www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/2... @heraldscotland.bsky.social @barrowlands.bsky.social @teddyjamieson.bsky.social @stetiennedisco.bsky.social
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This is a joyous, heart-breaking farewell gig from one of 1990s greatest bands
Review: Saint Etienne, Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow, Four stars: A joyous, heart-breaking farewell gig
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The Herald comment & analysis @scottishcomment.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The demise of The Skinny serves as a warning about the fragility of the infrastructure for independent cultural thought, says @derekmcarthur.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2655... @heraldscotland.bsky.social @theskinnymag.bsky.social
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With The Skinny's closure, arts journalism in Scotland is now at a crucial crossroads
The demise of The Skinny serves as a warning for just how fragile the infrastructure for independent cultural thought can truly be.
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The Herald comment & analysis @scottishcomment.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Review: This is a voice that seems undiminished by time www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/2... @teddyjamieson.bsky.social @heraldscotland.bsky.social
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'I’m still here and I refuse to be forgotten' - 1960s survivor PP Arnold is class act
Review: PP Arnold, Beacon Arts Centre, Greenock, Four stars: The 1960s singer worked with the biggest names in rock
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The Herald comment & analysis @scottishcomment.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
'As UK government tells us to stockpile food and water, Channel 4 turns mass death into a game show in Apocalypse. What next,' wonders Neil Mackay, while stockpiling tins of baked beans & sizing up crossbows www.heraldscotland.com/politics/vie... @heraldscotland.bsky.social @neilmackay.bsky.social
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Why am I browsing crossbows at midnight? It's all thanks to a terrifying new TV show
As the government tells us to stockpile food and water, and Channel 4 turns mass death into a game show in Apocalypse, our Writer at Large Neil…
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The Herald comment & analysis @scottishcomment.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Review: This sitcom-style romance takes a disturbingly dark turn around AI www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/2... @neilcooper.bsky.social @heraldscotland.bsky.social @playpiepint.bsky.social
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Dream girl or nightmare? AI fantasy turns dark in new play
Theatre review: Feel_Good, Òran Mór, Glasgow, Neil Cooper, four stars: In every dream home there is heartache for the couple at the centre of Amy…
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The Herald comment & analysis @scottishcomment.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Explore Scotland’s best autumn art exhibitions, from Jill Furmanovsky and Dinos Chapman, in Glasgow, Kilmarnock, Dundee, Greenock, Stirling chosen by culture vulture Teddy Jamieson www.heraldscotland.com/news/2654863... @teddyjamieson.bsky.social @brianjaffa.bsky.social @heraldscotland.bsky.social
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Scotland's autumn art season sparkles with punk icons, lost legends and Dinos Chapman
Explore Scotland’s autumn art exhibitions, from Jill Furmanovsky and Dinos Chapman, in Glasgow, Kilmarnock, Dundee, Greenock and Stirling.
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The Herald comment & analysis @scottishcomment.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Film review: Warm and witty Glasgow rom-com is pleasingly free of saccharine Home Counties types www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/2... @heraldscotland.bsky.social @brianjaffa.bsky.social
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This Scottish rom-com is refreshing antidote to saccharine English counterparts
Film review: Premature: If in your mind romance plus comedy plus cinema equals cut-glass accents, lavish country weddings and Home Counties types…
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The Herald comment & analysis @scottishcomment.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
BBC critics need to be careful what they wish for - the beeb is part of the glue that holds this increasingly disunited kingdom together www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2654... @heraldscotland.bsky.social
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'What has the BBC ever done for us? Quite a lot actually'
With critics of the BBC ganging up on it at every opportunity, Rosemary Goring puts the case for the defence
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The Herald comment & analysis @scottishcomment.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
'Mine are down at my knees' - Aidan Moffat on the perils of male ageing www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/2... @heraldscotland.bsky.social @arabstrap.scot @teddyjamieson.bsky.social
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‘Obviously, being Scottish, my life expectancy is low’: Aidan Moffat on getting older
Aidan Moffat talks ageing, mortality, social media and why Arab Strap chose to mark 30 years by making the new album Half-Told Tales
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The Herald comment & analysis @scottishcomment.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Radio 2's Stirling bash: This was a weekend of sparkly tops, Camo raincoats and Wellington Boots www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/2... @teddyjamieson.bsky.social @heraldscotland.bsky.social
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Radio 2 Stirling bash is proof BBC can get things right - whatever its critics say
Radio 2 in the Park in Stirling was sparkly tops, Camo raincoats and Wellington Boots
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The Herald comment & analysis @scottishcomment.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Review: This is a beautiful interpretation of Gaelic heritage and creativity www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/2... @juliabraunraven.bsky.social
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Gaelic poetry comes vividly to life in Glasgow in a journey across 1,000 years
Oidhche nam Bàrd brings 1,000 years of Gaelic poetry to life at Glasgow’s Tramway ahead of the Royal National Mòd’s return to the city.
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The Herald comment & analysis @scottishcomment.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
The Scottish cringe is alive and still as unwell as ever www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2653... @heraldscotland.bsky.social
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Why are Scots so embarrassed by their own food heritage?
The morning roll UNESCO row exposed Scotland at its most self-deprecating - and its saddest
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The Herald comment & analysis @scottishcomment.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Fancy a brass performance which will re-imagine Glasgow Cathedral as a cave? An organ recital which is more avant garde soundscape than Toccata and Fugue in D minor? It’s all at Glasgow Cathedral Festival www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/2... @heraldscotland.bsky.social @brianjaffa.bsky.social
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Glasgow Cathedral Festival: Four days of music, mystery and medieval magic
As Glasgow Cathedral Festival celebrates its 10th anniversary, audiences can expect four days of boundary-pushing music, immersive art and…
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The Herald comment & analysis @scottishcomment.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
10 books everyone will be talking about this autumn www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/2... @faberbooks.bsky.social @valmcdermid.bsky.social @canongate.co.uk @heraldscotland.bsky.social @brianjaffa.bsky.social @daveeggers68.bsky.social @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social @vikingbooks.bsky.social
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10 books everyone will be talking about this autumn from Rachel Cusk to Val McDermid
Crime writer Val McDermid has teamed up with Jo Sharp, the  Geographer Royal for Scotland, for a new take on the Darien Venture.
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The Herald comment & analysis @scottishcomment.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Gig review: 'All actors, James Corden once suggested, want to be rock stars. If so, Michael Shannon has chosen to be Michael Stipe.' www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/2... @teddyjamieson.bsky.social @heraldscotland.bsky.social
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Hollywood star Michael Shannon becomes R.E.M.’s frontman for one night in Edinburgh
Oscar-nominated actor Michael Shannon joins Jason Narducy in Edinburgh for a celebration of R.E.M.’s Life’s Rich Pageant and deep cuts.
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The Herald comment & analysis @scottishcomment.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
'The only problem was the BBC cutting off coverage of the fight after an hour to go back to the shouty misery of the Stephen Nolan show' www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/2... @teddyjamieson.bsky.social @heraldscotland.bsky.social
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Katie Taylor's last bell rings out across airwaves - and women's boxing is the winner
Katie Taylor’s final fight at Dublin’s Croke Park, BBC Radio 5 Live’s coverage and the radio returns of Trevor Nelson and Zoe Ball lead this…
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The Herald comment & analysis @scottishcomment.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Autumn and winter's is going to be great in Scotland - judging by this array of festivals www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/2... @brianjaffa.bsky.social @teddyjamieson.bsky.social @heraldscotland.bsky.social @bloodyscotland.bsky.social @kathrynjoseph11.bsky.social
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Crime writers, ceilidhs, and comedy: 12 Scottish festivals you need to visit
Discover Scotland’s autumn and winter festivals, from Bloody Scotland and Wigtown Book Festival to Glasgow’s Royal National Mod and Edinburgh…
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The Herald comment & analysis @scottishcomment.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Five-star review: Matthew Zajac’s 20-year-old solo play has had a journey almost as remarkable as its subject, says Herald theatre critic Neil Cooper www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/2... @neilcooper.bsky.social @lyceumedinburgh.bsky.social @heraldscotland.bsky.social @brianjaffa.bsky.social
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The five-star Scottish play that tells an extraordinary story of exile and survival
Theatre review: The Tailor of Inverness, Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh, Neil Cooper, Five stars: Matthew Zajac’s now almost twenty-year-old solo…
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The Herald comment & analysis @scottishcomment.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Everywhere she goes, Polly Pullar finds people eager to share their passion for sheep www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/2... @heraldscotland.bsky.social @birlinn.bsky.social
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From St Kilda to Kelso and Shetland: meet Scotland's most devoted sheep lover
Sheep have been an indispensable part of Polly Pullar’s life since her childhood in Ardnamurchan was enlivened by Lulu, a mischievous pet…
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The Herald comment & analysis @scottishcomment.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
TV review: With its take-no-prisoners Aussie wit, Colin from Accounts has always been that bit more daring than the average sitcom. There's a gag about ADHD, for example www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/2... @heraldscotland.bsky.social @colinfromaccounts.bsky.social
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Colin from Accounts review: has the little fella lost his bite?
Three years after a disastrous proposal, Gordy and Ash are reunited in the final series of the hit Aussie sitcom, Colin from Accounts, BBC Two,…
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The Herald comment & analysis @scottishcomment.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Controversy over Falkirk FC’s synthetic playing surface rumbles on but there is nothing artificial about one of Scotland’s most authentic and underrated towns, says travel writer Robin McKelvie www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/2... @robinmckelvie.bsky.social @heraldscotland.bsky.social
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The Scottish town you're probably overlooking and really shouldn't
The Kelpies, the Falkirk Wheel, Roman history and whisky heritage make Falkirk an underrated gem
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Neil Cooper @neilcooper.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
My @heraldscotland.bsky.social Herald look at 11 theatre shows to see in Scotland in September. www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/2...
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The Herald comment & analysis @scottishcomment.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
The 1980s starts with Adam and the Ants. After the cultural year zero of punk’s rejection of glamour, the Ants brought colour, energy and sex appeal back to pop music. www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/2... @heraldscotland.bsky.social @newmodernbooks.bsky.social @teddyjamieson.bsky.social
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The phone call that changed pop: Marco Pirroni on Adam and the Ants
From punk's wildest days to chart-topping stardom, Adam and the Ants guitarist Marco Pirroni shares stories from music history's front line
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The Herald comment & analysis @scottishcomment.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Autumn is packed with uncommonly good theatre across Scotland. Here's theatre critic Neil Cooper's picks www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/2... @heraldscotland.bsky.social @neilcooper.bsky.social @alancumming.bsky.social @brianjaffa.bsky.social @irvinewelsh.bsky.social
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Alan Cumming, Irvine Welsh and Liberace lead Scotland's autumn theatre season
Alan Cumming returns to the stage, Simon Russell Beale becomes Liberace and George Orwell's dystopian masterpiece gets a new look.
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The Herald comment & analysis @scottishcomment.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
In-depth review: The new Arab Strap album is a sprawling, 14 track album - which is worth an hour of anyone's time www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/2... @arabstrap.scot @heraldscotland.bsky.social @rockactionrecords.scot
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Arab Strap are back and still brilliantly sharp on sprawling new album - review
From the lyrics, then, it’s hard not to come to the conclusion that Moffat spends a lot of time on his phone, enraged by what he sees on his…
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The Herald comment & analysis @scottishcomment.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
There is just something kind of, well, cringe about politicians professing their love for The Smiths www.heraldscotland.com/politics/vie... @derekmcarthur.bsky.social @heraldscotland.bsky.social
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Please, no more Prime Ministers who love The Smiths. I beg you
Even a genuine love for The Smiths can be off-putting coming from a politician.
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The Herald comment & analysis @scottishcomment.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
“If you want to lean into the Scottish experience just simply get yourself a pint of Tennent’s or tuck into a Tunnock’s Teacake,” Lewis suggested at one point www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/2... @teddyjamieson.bsky.social @heraldscotland.bsky.social @lewiscapaldioffice.bsky.social
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What happened when Lewis Capaldi got his own show to play his fave Scottish songs?
It doesn’t take a lot to make me feel old these days. Mostly because I am. But, gosh, Lewis Capaldi didn’t waste any time when he turned up on…
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The Herald comment & analysis @scottishcomment.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
'I love Assynt in the Northwest Highlands. That blows me away every time,' says Scottish geologist Luisa Hendry who has become a social media hit www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/2... @scottishgeologist.bsky.social @susanswarbrick.bsky.social @heraldscotland.bsky.social
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I quit my engineering career to talk about rocks. Now I spend my days on the beach
Geology is often forgotten about, even though it’s all around us every day in the technology we use, from the raw materials and critical minerals…
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The Herald comment & analysis @scottishcomment.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
The kettle is whistling now - my tea is ready. And for once, I’m not counting down to what comes next, says Elle Duffy www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2651... @heraldscotland.bsky.social @elleduffy.bsky.social
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When a slow-boiling kettle on a Scottish island became unexpected lesson in patience
Out here on Rum, we run on hydroelectricity, the supply tumbling down the hills that I can see from my living room window.
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The Herald comment & analysis @scottishcomment.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Reassessing a great Scottish album from the 2000s www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/2... @heraldscotland.bsky.social
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Rebus author Ian Rankin loved these cult Scots electronic rockers - and no wonder
Violence and Birdsong, Union of Knives: Reassessing their debut album
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The Herald comment & analysis @scottishcomment.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Review: It ended with a dozen musicians on stage in a wonderful tangle of half-rehearsed brilliance and inspired jamming. Cue standing ovation and another outbreak of dancing in the balcony. www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/2... @heraldscotland.bsky.social @celticconnectionbh.bsky.social
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How a wild global folk supergroup stole the show at the Edinburgh Festival
Review: Routes To Roots, Edinburgh International Festival, Barry Didcock, four stars
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The Herald comment & analysis @scottishcomment.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Here are five Fringe musicals worth your time, and each comes with a very different reason to see it www.heraldscotland.com/news/2650209... @heraldscotland.bsky.social @juliabraunraven.bsky.social @hrnews.bsky.social
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Here are my favourite five musicals at the Fringe
If you’re looking for something different to see during the final weekend of the festivals, why not let the songs tell the story?
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The Herald comment & analysis @scottishcomment.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Five-star review: Scott Mills was on the radio, Huw Edwards was reading the news, Phillip Schofield was on telly - 2015 seems to so long ago, says Jack Rooke www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/2... @teddyjamieson.bsky.social @heraldscotland.bsky.social @edfringe.bsky.social @jackrooke.bsky.social
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A funny, powerful show on a subject we should all be talking more about. Five stars
Jack Rooke: Good Grief, McEwan Hall at Underbelly, Bristo Square, five stars: a ‘weird sweet little show’
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The Herald comment & analysis @scottishcomment.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Radio Scotland recognised that Dolly Parton - one of the great songwriters and performers - deserved its full attention, especially in Scotland where country music has such a following www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/2... @heraldscotland.bsky.social #dolly #dollyparton @teddyjamieson.bsky.social
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Fair play to Radio Scotland - its moving tribute to Dolly Parton was pitch perfect
Dolly Parton wrote both Jolene and I Will Always Love You on the same day, which is frankly remarkable
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The Herald comment & analysis @scottishcomment.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Book festival review: Bryony Gordon, author of The Wrong Knickers, host of The Life of Bryony podcast, brings an energy to the room that immediately puts everyone at ease www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/2... @heraldscotland.bsky.social @juliabraunraven.bsky.social
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Bryony has an invitation for you: come and be part of the ‘we’
Bryony Gordon: People Pleaser, Edinburgh International Book Festival: an invitation from the ‘people pleaser’
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