ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Scotland Features
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Adrian Edmondson’s surprising journey from stand-up to children’s author — via The Young Ones, Bottom and Star Wars
He’s done it all — and now he’s doing more.
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Why Scotland’s first skyscraper – built for the 1938 Empire Exhibition – was (unexpectedly?) demolished just one year later
The Tower of Empire stood 300ft tall and could be seen from 100 miles away.
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The two trailblazing women whose vision helped create a landmark 1908 garden that remains ahead of its time today
Ella Christie commissioned the Sha Raku En Japanese garden at Cowden Castle.
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Craigellachie Bridge: Thomas Telford’s marvel of the industrial revolution, hidden in a quiet corner of the Scottish Highlands
This 200-year-old iron giant that spans the Spey is in need of some TLC.
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North Korea’s Nessie — a tale of two legendary monsters
The Lake Tianchi Monster: a distant cousin of its Loch Ness counterpart?
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The power of a cup of coffee and a chat: how a former prisoner turned his back on crime to help those in need of a friend
Roddy MacPherson runs the Square Yard Cafe in Glasgow.
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Plastic’s fantastic alternative — how a delicious crustacean could hold the key to reducing the pollution clogging up our oceans
The development of a plastic substitute using ‘chitin’ found in langoustine shells.
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5 classified adverts from nearly 100 years ago that teach us how much the world has changed — and how much it hasn’t
The small ads reveal a lot about how we used to live.
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There’s no such word as ‘disability’ in Newton Dee, the village where everyone works together for the good of the community
The Scottish community providing independence to people with disabilities.
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How a self-conscious superfan became a wrestling megastar
Meet Kimberly Benson – aka Viper – Scotland’s hottest female wrestling prospect.
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The brutal telegram revealing how the Pankhursts unceremoniously dismissed a loyal suffragette
Caroline Phillips was removed from her post leading the Aberdeen WSPU.
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Chin chin for gin! The ‘expressive’ alcoholic drink whose recent boom in popularity shows no signs of sloe-ing down
Scotland is responsible for 70% of the UK’s gin production.
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The man whose famous photographs captured the assassination of US senator Robert F. Kennedy — the story of Harry Benson
The revered photographer in conversation.
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Best in Showgirls: the vet banned from pole dancing with her dog
Rebecca Kennedy is in the doghouse with organisers of dog dancing competitions.
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Why ‘the greatest genius in the history of Scottish art’ was so unpopular in his home country during his lifetime
Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s designs baffled Britain but bewitched Europe.
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The charity project helping young LGBT people overcome their cultural and religious backgrounds to live ‘authentic’ lives
‘Double lives’ within a conservative culture.
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Wembley ’77: when the Tartan Army descended on London and left with not just a famous win, but the goalposts too
Ally McLeod’s Scotland team won a morale boosting match against the Auld Enemy.
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‘World War Onesie’ — how night-time air raids started a revolution in the type of clothing women wore to bed
The changing face of women’s fashion inspired by First World War air raids
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If you think the new V&A Dundee building is a stunning work of art on the outside, just wait ’til you see what’s inside
Director Philip Long has some treats in store for visitors to the new musuem
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Jim’s tulip experiment has turned from a daydream into a nightmare filled with apricot parrots and an odd honeymoon
Jim McColl goes through the tulips that have flowered in his Beechgrove Garden experiment
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Exercise and mindfulness: can participating in endurance sport improve our mental health as well as our physical fitness?
Regular exercise is part good physical health, but can it also be good for our minds?
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The man who tried to prevent exploitation in the entertainment industry a century before the #MeToo movement
Fred Collins set up Scotland’s first theatrical agency.
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The remote village so desperate to watch the World Cup that they dug a trench and ran a cable all the way up a mountain
No one wanted to miss a second of the action from Argentina ’78.
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Footage of the Scottish Highlands, islands and beaches so majestic it’ll inspire you to get outside and explore for yourself
Ideas of where to venture when the weather turns nice.
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“I was passionate about making a difference†— why Social Bite founder Josh Littlejohn was determined to succeed
His entrepreneurial spirit has helped Scotland’s homeless.
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Amazing models of UK locations, built entirely out of Lego bricks
Some of master builder Warren Elsmore’s masterpieces.
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How one man and his breakdancing organisation are winning the battle against sceptical minds and stereotypes
Inside Scotland’s welcoming hip-hop culture .
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From Brooklyn to Glasgow — the aspiring actor who overcame adversity to follow in the footsteps of her film icon
The actor who moved to Glasgow to follow in the footsteps of her idol
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Linoleum: it’s recyclable, biodegradable and hard-wearing — so why aren't we using it more on our floors?
An eco-friendly, linoleum-covered world?
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The award-winning photographer shunning digital technology in order to produce evocative, Victorian-inspired photographs
David Gillanders spurned modern technology in favour of techniques popular in the 1800s.
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How a positive mental attitude to a life-changing accident helped wheelchair athlete Samantha Kinghorn become a world-beater
How she deals with the mental side of elite sport.
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Cold weather, warm reception — why a winter visit to Edinburgh castle was the perfect start to Meghan and Harry’s public life
A look back at Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s first official visit to Scotland.
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The clucking eggs-ellent chicken breed said to have helped the Celts and Picts in their fight against the Roman army
The Scots Dumpy – a small chicken with a big story.
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The six-week residency by superstar American preacher Billy Graham that changed the face of the church in 1950s Scotland
The story of the US evangelist’s 1955 ‘All Scotland Crusade’.
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Breathtaking panoramic 360° views of Scotland’s awe-inspiring scenery — a new perspective from drone-captured footage
Parts of Scotland you may already know, but won’t have seen like this before.
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Taunted by opposition fans and players alike — the professional footballer intent on giving his depression the red card
David Cox said people couldn’t comprehend what he had to be depressed about.
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What should students eat to help them perform better in exams?
Put that biscuit down; here’s what you should be eating instead...
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The Outlander star who went up a hill but came down a mountain
Outdoor-loving Sam Heughan knocks it up a notch with a trip up a mountain.
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An easy, peasy – not so cheesy – recipe for vegan mac ’n’ cheese
A healthy interpretation of one of the world’s favourite comfort foods.
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The imposter at the heart of Scotland’s favourite painting
Why the Monarch of the Glen isn’t quite as he seems.
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Kerry and Kirsty’s wild and wonderful crowd-sourced cycle routes around the roads and pathways of rural Scotland
Cycling sisters Kerry and Kirsty MacPhee cycle eight beautiful routes around Scotland.
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Another fine equine from Andy Scott, the Scottish artist responsible for some of the world’s most iconic horse sculptures
The celebrated sculptor unveils his approach.
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Moo-Tang Clan: meet the only Gaelic rapper in Scotland, who divides his time between spitting rhymes and rearing cattle
Straight Outta Ballachulish comes Griogair Labhruidh, Scotland’s only Gaelic rapper.
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How a common snail changed the course of legal history
May Donoghue found a snail in her drink and rocked the legal establishment.
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Kylie Jenner and The Anxious Hug Monster — how two young women are fighting back against social anxiety
Saffron’s Instagram account and Bex’s artwork: two innovative coping mechanisms.
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The secret Scottish Highland training camps used to prepare British spies for life behind World War Two enemy lines
Members of the public tackle 1940s commando training in Scotland.
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The family nearly devastated by domestic abuse against men: “We lived in fear that our mum was going to kill our dadâ€
Exploring the issue of males suffering domestic abuse
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The famed Scotsman who persuaded the US president to save and protect America’s wildest open spaces
The ‘Father of the National Parks’ is still celebrated 180 years after his birth