Stage/Screen

Walking With Brian

Nov 253 min read

Christmas lights switch-on

I love strolling through town centres towards the end of the year when the Christmas illuminations twinkle. They bring joy to the...

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Walking With Brian

Nov 193 min read

Jennie Lee

I grew up in the former coal-mining town of Lochgelly, Fife. One of its most famous citizens is the politician Jennie Lee (1904-1988),...

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Walking With Brian

Nov 84 min read

Exhibition on Screen

Everything is publicised on social media these days, isn't it? That's how we found out about events in our area. There's certainly a lot...

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Walking With Brian

Nov 34 min read

Free Again

After flying back from Germany at the crack of dawn (having travelled through the night), I slept for a few hours before venturing out to...

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Walking With Brian

Mar 215 min read

Heritage Quarter Opera

Dunfermline gained official city status in 2023. While it can't be denied the High Street has suffered since our shopping habits as a...

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Walking With Brian

Oct 23, 20233 min read

Debate Night

Until recently, my only experience of attending a TV production was an appearance on the Channel 4 quiz show 15 to 1 back in 1999. After...

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Walking With Brian

Jul 3, 20236 min read

Iron Maiden

The first rock concert I attended was at the Edinburgh Playhouse in November 1988. Iron Maiden were headlining and were one of the...

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Walking With Brian

Nov 16, 20222 min read

Karen Matheson

By far the most successful act to sing in Scots Gaelic is Runrig. The Skye boys (later augmented by two Fifers) achieved worldwide...

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Walking With Brian

Nov 7, 20223 min read

Hippodrome Cinema

The Scottish cinema with the longest period of continuous operation is the Cameo in Edinburgh. Opened in 1914, the historic picture house...

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Walking With Brian

Oct 13, 20224 min read

Hotel California

I have always enjoyed the music of the Eagles and saw them in concert at Murrayfield in 1996. They are one of the most successful rock...

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Walking With Brian

Feb 21, 20226 min read

Edinburgh Cinema

The pandemic massively accelerated many trends that were already firmly underway and one leisure activity that must have taken a severe...

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Walking With Brian

Feb 28, 20208 min read

Jim McLean - Smile

One of the greatest Scottish football managers of all time is Jim McLean. He takes his place among exalted company such as Alex Ferguson,...

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Walking With Brian

Feb 9, 20206 min read

Girlschool

There have always been women in rock bands. Going right back to the early 1960s, the Liverbirds achieved European success. One of the...

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Walking With Brian

Feb 4, 20206 min read

Snowdrops and Burns

It looked as if I would be confined to barracks for a wet February weekend but the weather brightened up around lunchtime on Saturday....

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Walking With Brian

Jan 20, 20205 min read

Three Concerts in a week

I always cast an eye over the local entertainment guides and a couple of events appealed to me. A Syrian-born classical guitarist at the...

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Walking With Brian

Nov 24, 20197 min read

Tribute Bands

There have been cover acts ever since rock n' roll began. Aspiring performers learn by attempting to copy their idols and fledgling bands...

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Walking With Brian

Sep 6, 20193 min read

Dunfermline Film Festival

I've long been a film buff and jumped at the chance to attend a festival just along the road in the ancient capital of Scotland. The...

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Walking With Brian

Aug 6, 20197 min read

Black Sabbath

I have been a massive fan of rock music since my early teens. My uncle had an enormous LP collection (he worked in TV production so...

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