Susan Swarbrick
Herald Scotland
United Kingdom
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Steven Cree: The actor on Outlander and his on-screen Scots accent
EXPECT to see a lot of Steven Cree in the coming months. The Kilmarnock-born actor has been a busy man this past year, flying between Scotland,… → Read More
Stuart Cosgrove on his love for Kinross Beach in Sri Lanka
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James Cosmo: Actor shares his favourite fly-fishing spots
FLY-FISHING ADVENTURES Where is it? Any trout stream away from people and in the middle of nature. Since I was a small boy, I have gone fly fishing. I have fished in many places around the world, including Canada, the US and New Zealand. I fished the Clyde at Hyndford Bridge [near Lanark] for many years and that is one of my favourite places. When people say “the Clyde” you immediately think of… → Read More
Scotland's best outdoor podcasts to inspire adventure
IF you are pondering your next big adventure, then we have plenty of inspiration. → Read More
Steve Byrne: Musician shares his love for Glen Esk in Angus
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From UFO fever to ultra-low-rise jeans – welcome to Y2K 2.0
CAST your mind back to last autumn. At the time, two headlines caught my eye: the first was that a dedicated team at Nasa had commenced work on… → Read More
Lesley Kara: Author shares her love for Snape in Suffolk
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Dinosaur with Stephen Fry on Channel 5
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Scotland’s railway heritage: A tour of tracks, trains and tunnels
WHEN it comes to Scottish history, railway heritage is a fascinating track to follow. From the advent of steam locomotives to the golden age of… → Read More
Feel like Groundhog Day? That's because it is ...
IT is Groundhog Day. By that, I don’t mean the purgatory of living the same 24 hours over and over (although middle age can feel a bit like that… → Read More
Capercaillie's Donald Shaw on his love for Ben Cruachan and Loch Awe
DONALD SHAW, MUSICIAN AND CELTIC CONNECTIONS CREATIVE PRODUCER → Read More
Nature writer Jim Crumley on his love of Ben Ledi
Where is it? Ben Ledi and its surrounding landscape, near Callander, in Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park. If you travel towards the Highlands from Stirling, it is the first of all the mountains, and the next piece of good arable ground as you go north is in Orkney. If you leave the Highlands by the same route, it is the last of all the mountains, beyond which life is never quite the… → Read More
East Neuk: Author Lisa Ballantyne on the joy of Fife beauty spot
Where is it? A caravan owned by my mum and dad on the East Neuk of Fife coastline, metres from the sea, looking straight onto the Isle of May. Why do you go there? To write. I have written large parts of most of my novels there. I go to escape, to eat fresh crab and chocolate-covered raisins, to spend hours watching the sea change and fishermen in small boats tending lobster pots. I watch herons… → Read More
Iain Glen on The Rig: 'There was the odd mishap. I fell off a crane'
IAIN Glen is telling a story about a hairy moment while filming The Rig, the much-anticipated sci-fi thriller set on a North Sea oil platform –… → Read More
TV: How to avoid the pitfalls of Christmas remote control wars
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Edith Bowman on her love for Anstruther
Where is it? I’d say home, but that’s not necessarily a geographical thing; it’s about the people that are there. Going back to Anstruther in Fife is always special. Why do you go there? I grew up there but left when I was 18. To be honest, I couldn’t wait to leave as I was bored living there as a teenager. I knew I needed to go and explore and find myself. But I love nothing better than going… → Read More
Pickled onions and cheesy romcoms. What's not to like?
“ALL set for Christmas?” As questions go, there are few that strike fear deep into the heart quite like this one. It’s up there with “Have… → Read More
Two Doors Down Christmas special 2022: Everything you need to know
GENTLY falling snow, unexpected generosity and high jinks over a lost item are among the cheer and calamity packed into the Christmas special of the… → Read More
Glasgow star Dawn Steele talks about her role in BBC's Granite Harbour
IT is fair to say that Dawn Steele is a straight talker. Whether extolling the joys of cold-water swimming or discussing how having a stroke in her… → Read More
Predators: Tom Hardy narrates new Sky Nature series
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