New film based on Waverley anniversary

New film marks 200th anniversary of Sir Walter Scott’s historical novel – ‘Waverley’

Queen Margaret University media students, Phillip Ellarby & Fausta Avizienyte, have created a new Vox Pops film to help celebrate the 200th anniversary of Sir Walter Scott’s historical novel – ‘Waverley’.

To mark the occasion, Edinburgh UNESCO City of Literature Trust and Network Rail have teamed up to stage a special exhibition at the Edinburgh station named after Scott’s novel. Quotes from Scott’s books and the thoughts of the man himself are now written across the floors, windows and walkways of Edinburgh’s Waverley Station, bringing Scott’s words alive for a new audience. The campaign aims not only to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the publication of Waverley, but also to mark the 10th anniversary of Edinburgh’s designation as the world’s first UNESCO City of Literature.

The film by Queen Margaret University students includes interviews of commuters passing through Waverley train station, all of whom loved the quotes and the book.

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