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Jim Crumley looks for the roots of our history in The Great Wood
Nature writer, poet and columnist Jim Crumley's new book The Great Wood explores the past, present and future of Scotland's forests. (...)
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Santa's little help — if men ran Christmas
Helen Brown takes a whimsical look at what might happen if men took charge of Christmas Day celebrations... (...)
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Composer Rory Boyle on the John Armitage JAM and new Scottish music
The JAM collective, formed in memory of musician John Armitage, is following last year's sell-out concerts with performances in St Andrews, Edinburgh and Aberdeen. Helen Brown spoke to composer Rory Boyle about the piece he wrote for the concerts and the flowering of new music in Scotland. (...)
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Why Not? Author Shari Low on chasing the dream
It took Shari Low until she was 30 to realise her ambition and put pen to paper. Nine books later, she talks about friends, family life and finding her inner author. (...)
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Sinatra-loving jazz performer Todd Gordon has done it his way
Jazz singer Todd Gordon has met some big names in his time. (...)
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Grand Scottish Prom conductor Grant Llewellyn ready for all the great outdoors can throw Glamis Castle's way
The Grand Scottish Prom at Glamis Castle is back. Helen Brown speaks to the RSNO's conductor for the evening, Grant Llewellyn, about the thrills and spills of performing in the open air. (...)
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Author Iain M Banks on latest Culture novel Surface Detail
Iain M Banks is relaxing in a London hotel. Fresh from a holiday in Paris and Venice, he has a brief meeting with his publisher before hopping on the train back to his home in North Queensferry. (...)
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'It is tough' — how independent booksellers are meeting today's challenges
Today is the conclusion of Independent Booksellers Week, which has seen a wide variety of events encouraging people to visit their local bookshop. Helen Brown speaks to Jude Innes of J & G Innes in St Andrews about the unique appeal of the one-off shop. (...)
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Unicorn Lecture Series welcomes marine historian Graham Cumming
The first in the new Unicorn Lecture Series takes place on Sunday. (...)
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'A quiet space in a city' — Dundee University's Botanic Garden marks 40 years
To celebrate the 40th anniversary of Dundee University's Botanic Garden, a week of special events has been planned in this most beautiful corner of the city. Helen Brown talks to curator Alasdair Hood about a great public favourite. (...)
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Olly Murs welcomes X-Factor second chance at fame
Nice guys finish second, so they say — and strictly speaking, where Olly Murs is concerned, that's true. (...)
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Bow regard — Nicola Benedetti talks to The Courier
Nicola Benedetti is a woman of her word. In the midst of one of her busiest years ever — and that's saying something — she is coming to Dundee to take part in the second City of Discovery Charity Concert as guest soloist, playing with the RSNO in virtuoso music for the violin by Max Bruch and Pablo Sarasate. (...)
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Laura McGhee on her Arbroath Suite and the City of Discovery Charity Concert
The second City of Discovery Charity Concert takes place in the Caird Hall, Dundee on June 4. Helen Brown spoke to Angus-born Nashville resident Laura McGhee about performing on home territory — and the inspiration behind her Arbroath Suite. (...)
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RSNO Naked Classics ready to reveal the back story
The RSNO is back at the Caird Hall on Thursday, with something just a little bit different. (...)
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Black Watch author Tom Renouf — the man with Himmler's watch
Most old soldiers have the odd memento they brought back home from war — some quirky reminder of a brush with death, of comradeship in the face of adversity, of the best of times in the midst of the worst of times. It could be a book, a photo, a letter. Tom Renouf has Heinrich Himmler's watch. (...)
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Stellar Quines aim to introduce audiences to the Age of Arousal
Strange to relate in these days when being a secretary is still seen as a female domain, that it was not much more than a hundred years ago the typewriter gave women unimagined job opportunities. Helen Brown spoke to Age of Arousal director Muriel Romanes about a story of women's lives and the huge changes, social, political, personal and sexual, wrought by technology and the campaign for women's rights. (...)
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Preview: Distinguished conductor Peter Oundjian coming to Caird Hall
It's not often someone has to choose between sport and classical music as a career but Peter Oundjian reckons that with his family background, the two actually harmonised pretty well. (...)
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Six Black Candles — Des Dillon's witches of Coatbridge
Six sisters, their ma and grandma get together to use a bit of womanly witchcraft, with murder in mind...playwright Des Dillon talks about about the deadly female of the species — and the real life role models for his Scottish Witches of Eastwick. (...)
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Scottish Dance Theatre celebrates its silver anniversary
Scottish Dance Theatre marks its 25th anniversary this year with a new programme of contemporary work travelling from home territory in Dundee to venues all over Britain. (...)
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The local heroes who battled snow and ice to keep Courier readers informed
We all know the problems faced by people from all walks of life in getting about during the recent spell of bad weather. While some mail and delivery companies all but gave up, an army of paperboys and girls — and more than a few enthusiastic adults — made sterling efforts to get newspapers to customers through even the worst of the snow and ice. Helen Brown spoke to some of those who made it happen in Dundee. (...)
