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Edinburgh Festival Special

Pauline McLean introduces programmes related to the 2010 Edinburgh Festival featuring archive interviews with Jonathan Mills, Donald Runnicles, Alan Cumming, Tommy Smith and Sir Charles Mackerras

±«Óătv Radio Scotland’s arts correspondent Pauline McLean presents a special Culture Zone featuring interviews and archive relating to the 64th Edinburgh International Festival. Among the many programmes featured are an interview with current Festival director Jonathan Mills from 2009, a very special interview with the late, great Sir Charles Mackerras from 1995 and the new Chief Conductor of the ±«Óătv Scottish Symphony Orchestra Donald Runnicles discusses his appointment in an interview first broadcast last year.

Elsewhere there are interviews with Festival favourites such as the Tony Award-winning actor Alan Cumming (X-Men United, Goldeneye, Spy Kids) and Tommy Smith, the director of the Scottish National Jazz orchestra, who outlines his plans for the Festival 2010.

Also featured is a brand new interview with the director of the Book Festival Nick Barley, a fascinating archive feature relating to a production of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, a celebration of the Edinburgh Military Tattoo from 1990, a programme related to the appearance of the Simon Bolivar Quartet in the capital and, as classical accordionist James Crabb brings a recital of the instrument’s music to the Festival, we revisit a documentary looking at the history of the accordion in Scotland.

5 hours, 30 minutes

Last on

Fri 27 Aug 2010 00:30
±«Óătv Radio Scotland Extra

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Chapters

  • Stark talk: Jonathan Mills

    Edinburgh Festival director Jonathan Mills talks to Edi Stark in 2009

    Duration: 29:14

  • Radio Cafe: Donald Runnicles

    Conductor Donald Runnicles chats to Janice Forsyth in October 2009

    Duration: 45:38

  • Past Lives: Bram Stoker

    Mark Stephen explores Bram Stoker’s links to Slains castle

    Duration: 09:32

  • Usual Suspects: Charles Mackerras

    The late conductor Charles Mackerras discusses his career with Brian Morton

    Duration: 52:46

  • Macgregor's Gathering: The 1990 Military Tattoo

    Jimmie Macgregor visits the 40th Edinburgh Military Tattoo

    Duration: 53:46

  • The Big Noise

    Lesley Riddoch explores the growing success of a Scottish community orchestra project

    Duration: 28:31

  • Edinburgh Book Festival Director Nick Barley

    Edinburgh Book Festival Director Nick Barley outlines his vision for this year's event

    Duration: 08:16

  • Accordion Wars

    Julie Fowlis looks back at the reputation of the Accordion over the last 40 years

    Duration: 28:28

  • Tronversations: Alan Cumming

    The Tony Award-winning actor sits down with Keith bruce to discuss his career on stage

    Duration: 44:32

  • The Jazz House: Tommy Smith

    Saxophonist Tommy Smith drops into The Jazz House earlier this year

    Duration: 26:58

Broadcasts

  • Fri 20 Aug 2010 00:30
    ±«Óătv Radio Scotland Extra
  • Fri 27 Aug 2010 00:30
    ±«Óătv Radio Scotland Extra