Talat Yaqoob, Helen O'Shea, Esa Aldegheri, Catherine Murphy, Muminah Koleoso
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n Building a Feminist Nation, social justice campaigner Talat Yaqoob, modern historian Helen O’Shea, and Law professor Kim Barker commissioned bold new writing on the intersection of feminism, human rights, advocacy, and policy to prompt vital discussions about Scotland. Esa Aldegheri talks with them and contributors Muminah Koleoso (writing on young women and misogyny) and Catherine Murphy (exploring poverty and the economy), considering the political shifts required to deliver a more equitable, feminist Scotland.
Eating with the seasons is one thing, but have you ever tuned your ear to them? Dr Hannah French did while writing The Rolling Year: Listening to the Seasons with Vivaldi. Today the BBC Radio 3 presenter and...
Experience a hypnotising blend of Afrofuturism, hip hop and jazz with visionary saxophonist and composer Camilla George.Saxophonist Camilla George grew up listening to her dad’s Fela Kuti, Charlie Parker and Sidney...
Did you know there’s a bird called a swift which travels all the way from Edinburgh to Africa every year? Amazing, right? Join Wild Wings of Hope for a delightful drop in session packed with stories, papercrafts, and...
What have music and books got in common? Find out with the Book Festival team, and help us use rhythm and simple instruments to make brilliant new poems. Everyone is welcome, and no experience is needed so come for...
What have music and books got in common? Find out with the Book Festival team, and help us use rhythm and simple instruments to make brilliant new poems. Everyone is welcome, and no experience is needed so come for...
Did you know there’s a bird called a swift which travels all the way from Edinburgh to Africa every year? Amazing, right? Join Wild Wings of Hope for a delightful drop in session packed with stories, papercrafts, and...
Michael Mullen, Andrés N Ordorica, Taylor Dyson, Ceitidh Chaimbeul, Beth Cochrane, Clementine E. Burnley
Join your host, Beth Cochrane, for a glittering line-up of poets from across Scotland. From Scots Scrievers to Gaelic singers, Edinburgh Makars to Edwin Morgan Poetry Award-winners, tonight’s roster use their poetry –...
Did you know there’s a bird called a swift which travels all the way from Edinburgh to Africa every year? Amazing, right? Join Wild Wings of Hope for a delightful drop in session packed with stories, papercrafts, and...
Did you know there’s a bird called a swift which travels all the way from Edinburgh to Africa every year? Amazing, right? Join Wild Wings of Hope for a delightful drop in session packed with stories, papercrafts, and...
Did you know there’s a bird called a swift which travels all the way from Edinburgh to Africa every year? Amazing, right? Join Wild Wings of Hope for a delightful drop in session packed with stories, papercrafts, and...
How does a cyclops become a mammoth, or a tiger become a cat? Come and find out in this drop-in session with our brilliant pals from the National Museum of Scotland. Get hands-on and find out how we’re always learning...
