Scottish Entertainment
‘Outlander’ Set For The Small Screen
by Nadine Lee
With over 20 million copies sold, Diana Gabaldon’s hugely successful series of novels set in the Highlands has been greenlit for televison. Outlander centres around a love story between an 18th Cent...
Topics:
1745 rebellion, Castle Leod, Claire Randall, Diana Gabaldon, Dr Who, Earl of Cromartie, Historical Fiction, Jacobite, Jacobite Rising, Jamie Fraser, John Mackenzie, Outlander, Starz, Television, Fraser, Mackenzie
- June 6, 2013 11:59 am
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Sam Heughan is Outlander's Jamie Fraser
by Nadine Lee
It's official - Scottish actor Sam Heughan has been cast in the upcoming television adaptation of Outlander. In a statement released yesterday, American cable network Starz confirmed the casting aft...
Topics:
Claire Randall, Diana Gabaldon, Historical Fiction, Jamie Fraser, Outlander, Sam Heughan, Starz, Television
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Edinburgh Tattoo Delights Thousands
by Nadine Lee
Fireworks over Edinburgh Castle
Throughout the month of August in Edinburgh, look up to the sky above Edinburgh Castle at approximately 10:30pm and you'll be greeted with a spectacular firework dis...
Topics:
bagpipes, Edinburgh, Marching, Military Bands, Pipers, Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo 2013, Scottish Regiments, The Lone Piper
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That's a Wrap! Scotland on Screen
by Nadine Lee
With an overabundance of stunning landscapes and picturesque castles, it's no wonder Scotland is a favourite calling card for film and television location scouts. Here are my top five Scottish locatio...
Move Over Breaking Bad, Here Comes Bannan
by Nadine Lee
Scotland's Gaelic TV channel BBC Alba is hoping Bannan will appeal to a wider audience.
Here's some great news for my fellow small-screen junkies - a new Scottish series will soon be hitting our sc...
Topics:
2011 Scottish Census, Bannan, BBC, Breaking Bad, Chris Young, Gaelic, River City, Scots, Tony Kearney, TV Drama
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First Look: Outlander Trailer
by Nadine Lee
The first trailer for the highly anticipated clan television drama Outlander was released to rapturous response over the weekend. The trailer largely focuses on the heroine of the story, Claire Randal...
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Romancing the Stone: Curling's Scottish Heritage
by Nadine Lee
On Thin Ice - Team GB at Sochi Olympic Games 2014
Who could have thought that a sport whose humble beginnings can be traced back five centuries to a frozen Scottish lake, would become one of the bi...