Ambrose Parry (Chris Brookmyre and Marisa Haetzman), recorded live at The Stand, Glasgow

In conversation with two of my favourites! Award-winning author Chris Brookmyre and his partner in crime - and wife - the writer and consultant anaesthetist Dr Marisa Haetzman, under their best-selling collaborative guise of Ambrose Parry. 

They discuss their work, their books, their favourite Scottish albums, films and books, and - <checks notes> - the wonder of marrow tattie scones, and marrow pakora…

All Back to Mine with Grant Stott - live from The Stand at the Edinburgh Fringe…

I’m joined by actor and broadcaster Grant Stott, who regalled us with tales about music, showbiz and secretarial studies and talked about his family and childhood too - which was particularly lovely, as his dad and pals from his primary school were in the audience…

Recorded at the East Neuk Festival

This week, I’m hearing from one of our most gorgeous, and inventive musicians, Esther Swift, who’s a composer, harpist, singer, songwriter and - as it turns out - a pretty fierce conductor too

This week, I’m at Edinburgh’s Voodoo Rooms, for a chat with the goddess - the countess - that is Fay Fife…

The Rezillos and Revillos trailblazer - and the only person in the history of the universe to sing Top of the Pops on - yes - Top of the Pops… is playing at the Voodoo Rooms from August 12th to 17th- so we caught up for a coffee, to chat all about it…

This episode was recorded live at the brilliant Portobello Bookshop, in (near!) Edinburgh - thank you so much to Euan and the gang for making us so welcome - as ever - and to everyone at Birlinn. And thanks to the legend Val McDermid - folk singer; football fan; Fun Loving Crime Writer; creator of heroes like Lindsay Gordon, Wire in the Blood’s Carol Jordan and Allie Burns - and a newly-appointed doctor of letters. But we’ll get to that…

This week, we’re chatting about comedian, writer and director Paul Black's terrific new BBC short film - Govan Fair Queen - starring Elaine C Smith, Maureen Carr and Julie Wilson Nimmo, among others. We recorded this at the Pearce Institute in Glasgow. Watch on YouTube!

We’re at Glasgow Women’s Library - yes, heaven *is a place on earth - celebrating Carrie Marshall’s new book, Small Town Joy and Laura Jane Wilkie’s latest album, Vent, and all manner of wonders and safe spaces in between…

Man’s Best Friend at The Tron

We’re at one of my old places of work for this episode - The Tron theatre in Glasgow, to celebrate a terrific one-man play called Man’s Best Friend - you might have seen the dogs who’re ostensibly at the heart of it all over social media - and it’s there until the 12th of July, before touring Aberdeen, Ayr, Dundee, Edinburgh, Greenock and Inverness in the Autumn.

Glasgow Jazz Festival

This week, we're at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, as this year's 39th Glasgow Jazz Festival kicks off..

With only a mere few hours till the opening events, I met up with Glasgow Jazz Festival director Jill Rodger, and rising jazz star Marianne McGregor, who won best vocalist at the Scottish Jazz Awards in 2023, and who'll launch her new album at the festival on Sunday…

Bloody Scotland with Ian Rankin, Natalie Jayne Clark & Gordon Brown

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We’re in my hometown of Stirling in this episode, for the launch of the brilliant Crime Writing Festival, Bloody Scotland, which started back in 2012… I’m joined by this year’s guest programmer, Sir Ian Rankin, festival co-founder and author Gordon Brown, and debut novelist Natalie Jayne Clark…

Kathryn Joseph and Lomond Campbell

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The Scottish Album of the Year Award-winner on her new LP, We Were Made Prey, in cahoots with Lomond Campbell.

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Recorded at Some Great Reward record cafe in Glasgow.

KELI (The National Theatre of Scotland)

In this episode, we’re celebrating brass bands, activism, teenage angst and community spirit, thanks to the National Theatre of Scotland’s latest production - KELI, which is running at Dundee Rep this week, before marching on to Perth Theatre and Glasgow Tramway in June…

David Keenan on Volcanic Tongue

The incendiary author of This Is Memorial Device, For The Good Times and more reflects on post-punk, art, magic, acid house, science fiction and his thrilling new collection of underground music writing, Volcanic Tongue.

Recorded live at Edinburgh’s Portobello Bookshop - thanks if you joined us!

Restless Natives: The Musical

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Well I am thrilled to be hearing about a brand-new musical theatre production that’s based on one of my all-time favourite films…

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Recorded between rehearsals at Perth Theatre, with stars Kyle Gardiner, Finlay McKillop, Kirsty MacLaren and Alan McHugh, and producer Andy Paterson.

Michael Pedersen: All Back To Mine
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The award-winning author & poet discusses a favourite Scottish album, film & book, along with his wider life & work - & forthcoming novel, Muckle Flugga…
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Recorded live at the Glad Cafe, thanks if you joined us in the audience!

Deacon Blue’s Ricky Ross & Lorraine McIntosh
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Oh, I have loved them forever. Ricky & Lorraine invite me round for coffee (possibly unwise), to give me guided tour of their superb new album, The Great Western Road…

On Derek Jarman: Gavin Mitchell & Matthew Arthur Williams
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At the Digging In Another Time: Derek Jarman’s Modern Nature exhibition, with artist Matthew Arthur Williams, whose work features, and actor Gavin Mitchell, who remembers Jarman’s time in Glasgow in the 1980s…
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Recorded at the Kelvin Hall

Dawn Steele: All Back To Mine
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The TV & stage star, & Monarch of the Glen favourite, discusses her choice of a Scottish album, screen classic & book, along with her wider life & work.
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Recorded live at Aberdeen’s Granite Noir festival

Glasgow Film Festival special
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Celebrating the 21st Glasgow Film Festival with Allison Gardner & Chris Kumar.
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Recorded at the Glasgow Film Theatre

Liz Lochhead & Steve Kettley
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The poet, playwright & utterly stunning cultural livewire joins forces with her saxophonist / collaborator for a blether. It only results in a couple of arguments.
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Recorded at the Mitchell Library