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6 Phil Kay
Scotland’s manic comedian stands up for his own TV show.
9 Famespotting
Carmen Ejogo on Metro, Eddie Murphy and the Cumnock connection.
Phil Kay
10 Dougray Scott Giving the locks a bad name in the anarchistic movie Twin Town.
12 Joaquin Cortéz The Latin love god puts the funk into flamenco.
14 Beltane Fire Festival
The myths and the Mayhem behind Edinburgh’s hottest night out.
16 Kathryn Harrison
From the first kiss to the third novel, a writer’s love affair with her father.
Dougray Scott
Eating And Drinking Guide 1997
Free supplement: more than 700 Glasgow and Edinburgh restaurants,
‘" “ bistros, cafes and bars on a plate.
,. PLUS:
Tom DiCillo on Box Of Moonlight 9' (17); Italian Film Festival (18); Chris Thomson on The Bathers’ a; new album (37); Hector MacMillan " on A Greater Tomorrow (55); Roger Sanchez on Cream (66); Mark Lamarr on P/anet Showbiz (75); Will Hutton on The State To Come (85)
THE FORTNIGHTLY GUIDE TO EVENTS IN CENTRAL SCOTLAND Friday 18 April — Thursday 1 May 1997
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