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Richard Demarco's Edinburgh

Richard Demarco celebrates the Edinburgh Festival with a look at the city's cultural past featuring programmes on Robert Louis Stevenson, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Muriel Spark and Ian Rankin.

5 hours, 30 minutes

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Fri 13 Aug 2010 00:30
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Chapters

  • Richard Demarco: The Arts Show

    Legendary Art Curator Richard Demarco takes a tour of his own cultural Edinburgh

    Duration: 46:17

  • Craigcrook Castle

    Richard Demarco explains why he has opened an office for his archive at Edinburgh's Craigcrook Castle

    Duration: 04:40

  • Festival Stooshies: Hole In The Ground

    Colin Bell tells the tale of the difficulties of bringing Edinburgh's Festival Theatre to life.

    Duration: 15:52

  • Richard Demarco: Richard Burton and Clare Bloom

    Richard Demarco remembers his excitement at bringing legendary actor Richard Burton to the Edinburgh Festival

    Duration: 03:33

  • In The Footsteps of: Robert Louis Stevenson

    Louise Welsh retraces Robert Louis Stevenson's early life in Edinburgh

    Duration: 28:04

  • Richard Demarco: Staging Macbeth

    Richard Demarco describes his experiences of staging Macbeth on Inchcolm Island in the 1980s

    Duration: 05:39

  • The Movie Café: Sylvain Chomet

    French film director Sylvain Chomet discusses his experience of animating Edinburgh for his film The illusionist

    Duration: 13:03

  • Robert Burns: Address To Edinburgh

    Robert Burns ode to Edinburgh written in 1786

    Duration: 05:21

  • In The Footsteps OF: Muriel Spark

    Hannah Gordon retraces Muriel Spark's Edinburgh childhood

    Duration: 28:41

  • Trainspotting

    Janice Forsyth looks back on the success of Trainspotting on its 10th anniversary

    Duration: 27:25

  • The Book Café: Ian Rankin

    Ian Rankin discusses his literary career with Clare English at the Borders Book Festival in 2007

    Duration: 45:10

  • A Life In Question: Nicola Benedetti

    Virtuoso violinist Nicola Benedetti discusses her rise to fame with Colin Mackay in 2009

    Duration: 55:41

  • Criminal Conversations: Ian Rankin

    Ian Rankin discusses his creation Rebus' concept of Edinburgh with Dougie Vipond

    Duration: 14:36

  • In The Footsteps Of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

    Val McDermid goes on the search for clues to the background of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

    Duration: 30:37

Broadcasts

  • Fri 6 Aug 2010 00:30
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  • Fri 13 Aug 2010 00:30
    ±«Óãtv Radio Scotland Extra