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The People’s Story
Scottish Book Trust, Scottish Arts Council and BBC Radio Scotland launch groundbreaking project Days Like This Words: Anna Millar
eople the length and breadth of
Scotland are being offered the chance to share their stories. as part of a unique new project.
Helmed by the Scottish Book Trust and produced in collaboration with BBC Radio Scotland and the Scottish Arts Council. the Days Like This initiative is set to highlight the true and often extraordinary stories of people throughout the country as part of a book and radio project to be showcased next year.
Author Irvine Welsh. broadcaster
Hardeep Singh Kohli. actress Siobhan Redmond. mountaineer Jamie Andrew. percussionist Evelyn Glennie and ldlewild frontman Roddy Woomble will assist in the project as celebrity curators. and will write and record their own story as an inspiration for people to do the same.
Anyone can contribute their work to the project and all stories will appear on the BBC website. with the best ones set to be
recorded and discussed in a series of
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radio programmes and a book published nextyear
Marc Lambert. chief executive of
Scottish Book Trust. said: ‘Days Like This is a groundbreaking national project which will showcase the ordinary genius of Scotland‘s people: their everyday lives are full of incident. colour and variety. which we want to capture and celebrate with as much participation and diversity as possible. By the end of the project we hope to have created a map of the country through its people's stories — a resource which will entertain. inform. and generate a shared understanding of what it is like to live in this creative modern nation.~ Author lrvine Welsh added: Days Like This simplifies and demystifies what writing is actually about. When people start from the known or the personal. it gives them the confidence to build up and
explore new issues and forms of
storytelling.‘ See www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/radioscot land/dayslikethis
THEATRE AWARDS ANNOUNCED
I The Critics’ Awards for Theatre in Scotland concluded last week with Best Production, Director and Performance (male) going to the NTS/Dundee Rep production of Peer Gynt; Best Performance (female) went to Amy Manson for the Lyceum’s Six Characters in Search of an Author. Elsewhere, Borderline Theatre Company won Best Ensemble Award for The Wall.
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THE BBC SCOTTISH Symphony Orchestra presents Listen
Here (19-22 June),
a weekend of free concerts and events at Glasgow’s City Halls. Artists including llan Volkov and Christian Tetzlatf will appear.
exploring the life of ordinary Iraqis who have fled their country since its invasion by US armed forces is being staged as part of Refugee Week in Scotland, at Glasgow’s St Mungo Museum. Refugee Week
concludes Sunday
22 June.
EDINBURGH NATIVE Graeme E Pearson has launched 00R, a musical walking tour of Edinburgh’s Old Town. Topics covered on the 90-minute tour include Bonnie Prince Charlie, the Porteous Riots and the Union of the Parliaments. Call 01313311617 or tours.com for more details.
will be swimming Edinburgh's ‘hidden river', a river made up of 14 pools, from the hills (Gracemount Pool) to the sea (Portobello Baths) on Fri 20 Jun, to raise money for the Multiple Sclerosis Society Scotland. www.ju stgiving.com/swi mmingthecity
TREASURE HUNT Ioshua Sofaer has 'oined forces with dinburgh Art Festival and Escalator East to Ipresent Festiva Scavengers. Members of the public can win a cash prize of £2,000 as part of a large scale scavenger hunt. See www.festivalscavenge rs.co.uk for details.
MOCKUMENTARY TO HONOUR ROBERT BURNS I Ugly Betty and Extras actress Ashley Jensen is just one of many Scottish celebrities set to star in No Holds Bard, a 60-minute comedy mockumentary, due to begin filming next week. Celebrating the 250th anniversary of the birth of Robert Burns, Jensen will join Bill Paterson, Dennis Lawson, Ford Kiernan, Greg Hemphill, Paul Higgins, Laura Fraser, Ron Donachie, Katy Murphy and Forbes Masson to film a modern comedy tale set around a Burns recital.
Alan Tyler, head of entertainment at BBC Scotland, said of the line-up: ‘We are delighted to have attracted this fantastic array of Scottish stars to the cast. Many of them have worked with BBC Scotland before, and it feels great to welcome them back home. BBC Scotland will be doing a lot to celebrate the man and his works in 2009 and we are delighted that this affectionate tale will form a part of that.‘