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Sturgeon memoir: news or hype?
Nicola Sturgeon has been busy promoting her new memoir, Frankly.
We’ve read and heard what she thinks about Alex Salmond, Operation Branchform, Isla …
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Making the news with Kirsty and Brian
Former Newsnight presenter Kirsty Wark and ex-BBC Scotland political editor Brian Taylor talk to Martin, Laura and Natalie about their careers, cover…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Irvine Welsh: Mobile phones destroy culture
Author Irvine Welsh's new book, Men in Love, is a sequel to his debut novel and cult classic Trainspotting.
Irvine talks to Martin about revisiting R…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Darren McGarvey on oversharing, fame and Farage
Darren McGarvey (pictured) is an author, documentary maker and rapper whose debut book, Poverty Safari, won the Orwell Prize.
He tells us about his l…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Do we need a minister for disco?
Sub Club nightclub owner Mike Grieve has been a leading figure in Scotland’s late-night culture for 40 years.
As the Night Time Industries Associatio…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Why Kate Forbes has had enough
Deputy first minister Kate Forbes (pictured) is standing down as an MSP at the 2026 Holyrood elections.
Martin and Natalie wonder why someone who was…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Are our festivals for everyone?
Two Jewish comedians' Edinburgh Fringe shows have been cancelled over 'staff safety concerns'.
It’s the latest in a series of controversies over appe…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Nobel scientist on AI and finding cures
Scottish scientist Professor David MacMillan won the Nobel Prize in chemistry for work which led to developments in drugs for Alzheimer’s disease and…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Trump visit: what has it changed?
Donald Trump has brought the eyes of the world to Scotland this week, but as he heads back to the White House after a meeting with John Swinney, what…
11 months, 4 weeks ago
Referendum plan revealed
Why has John Swinney updated his strategy for securing a second independence referendum on a day the news is dominated by Donald Trump?
We ask David …
11 months, 4 weeks ago