Tag: Alexander McCall Smith
Donations of audio books help Polish blind children learn English
Edinburgh author, Alexander McCall Smith, has made donations of his audio books to help blind and partially sighted Polish children who are learning English.
Bridget Stevens, lives in Edinburgh and works an audio describer of...
Surprise guest at St Mary’s Music School Spring Concert
Alexander McCall Smith made a surprise appearance at the St Mary’s Music School Spring Concert when he read aloud his poem On Calton Hill.
This was a prelude to the premiere performance of the latest...
Books – The People’s City is published today to raise funds for OneCity Trust
If you buy the book, The People's City, you will not only get a good read, but you will also be contributing to OneCity Trust, Edinburgh's social inclusion charity.
This is the fourth anthology which...
Author Alexander McCall Smith honoured with The Edinburgh Award
Author Alexander McCall Smith was honoured at the City Chambers with The Edinburgh Award on Tuesday night.
At a ceremony where he was accompanied by family and friends, the man behind the Ma Ramotswe books...
McCall Smith is ready for the Edinburgh Award
Alexander McCall Smith is the recipient of the prestigious Edinburgh Award for 2020. He has been preparing to receive the award by having his handprints cast in clay.
These will then be gilded and...
Edinburgh Award goes to Alexander McCall Smith
This year's Edinburgh Award winner has been named by The City of Edinburgh Council as Edinburgh author, Alexander McCall Smith.
The author will receive an engraved Loving Cup from the Lord Provost and have...
Borders Book Festival 2019 – tickets now on sale
Baillie Gifford Borders Book Festival programme was announced today with the help of pupils from Melrose Primary School Ellie Darlow (11) and members of the Caledonian Dandie Dinmont Terrier club
The world premiere of the...
Poem by Alexander McCall Smith up for auction at Eric Liddell Centre Going for...
A poem penned by author Alexander McCall Smith CBE will be one of the auction items at the 2019 Eric Liddell Centre Going For Gold Gala which is on 26 April.
Entitled, On running,...
Alexander McCall Smith has a vision for Edinburgh’s future
Edinburgh now and in the future
by Alexander McCall Smith
Alexander McCall Smith submitted his views to the Edinburgh 2050 Vision project.
In 2016, the city of Edinburgh began a conversation about its future to create a...
Some radio highlights on BBC Radio 4 this December
Even though it is a busy time of year we often spend more time listening to the radio or watching TV.
On Radio 4 this festive season there will be some stellar guests on Desert Island...
Thursday in Edinburgh – What’s On Today
Russkaya Capella: Russian Choral Music with a Christmas Flavour. A mixed voice chamber choir performing Russian music, Russkaya Capella was founded in Glasgow in 2009 and is one of very few choirs in the...
What’s On In Edinburgh this week
MONDAY 8TH DECEMBER 2014
For Crying Out Loud: special screenings for carers and their babies under 12 months old - maximum of 2 adults per baby. Babychanging, bottle warming and buggy parking facilities available. This...
Ian Rankin now on display at Scottish National Portrait Gallery
Alexander McCall Smith commissioned a portrait of crime writer Ian Rankin and he has presented it to the Scottish National Portrait Gallery where it can be viewed now. The painting is described as meticulous...
Quote from McCall Smith puts the seal on council office development
A new public art installation has been designed as part of a council-backed office building to feature the words of Edinburgh author, Alexander McCall Smith.
The city centre development next to the Edinburgh International Conference...
Book Week Scotland’s Reading Hour at the museum
Alexander McCall Smith to lead Reading Hour at National Museum of Scotland for Book Week Scotland
Celebrated authors Alexander McCall Smith and Lari Don will lead a read-in at the National Museum of Scotland this...
Edinburgh Fringe Festival preview – The World According to Bertie
How Edinburgh is this Fringe show? Legendary author Alexander McCall Smith's groundbreaking 44, Scotland Street series was written in Edinburgh, is about Edinburgh and has now been adapted for the stage for the very...
Okavango Macbeth – Shakespeare with a twist
Tonight, Okavango Macbeth is being performed by the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, at The Queen's Hall in Edinburgh.
It is the classic tale of Shakespeare's Macbeth, told in a not-so-classic way through baboons...
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