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Grant Stott
Grant Stott (born 13 May 1967) is a Scottish broadcaster from Edinburgh. He formerly worked as a DJ on Edinburgh radio station Forth 1 until January 2017. He then joined BBC Radio Scotland and now appears on the television soap opera ''River City''. Stott is the brother of television presenter John Leslie. Television career Grant's television career began with presenting the BBC Scotland educational series ''Let's See: Go 4 5'' with '' Sally Gray'' in 1992 and 1993, He also presented BBC Scotland's coverage of '' Children in Need'' for five consecutive years between 1992 and 1997. In 1993 he joined ''Scottish Television'' and presented children's show ''Wemyss Bay 902101''. with ''Arlene Stuart'', The first children's series of '' Now You See it'' which aired as part of ''Wemyss Bay 90210'' and Vox-Pops on the lunchtime edition of ''Scotland Today''. In 1994–96, Grant presented '' Children's BBC Scotland'' with Gail Porter in the school holidays. From 1995 to 1997 He also us ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Take The High Road
''Take the High Road'' (renamed ''High Road'' from 1994 to 2003) was a Scottish soap opera produced by Scottish Television, which started in February 1980 as an ITV network daytime programme, and was broadcast until 2003. It was set in the fictional village of Glendarroch, and exteriors were filmed in the real-life village of Luss on the banks of Loch Lomond. The series was dropped by most ITV stations in the 1990s – the Scottish, Grampian, Border and Ulster stations continued to screen it until the last episode. From April 2020, the entire series is being made available free to view on the STV Player app. History Origins In 1979, the ITV network decided that its daytime schedule would be improved by the inclusion of a soap opera set in Scotland. At the time the only soap opera being made by any of the three Scottish regional companies was Scottish Television's ''Garnock Way'', set in a Central Belt mining community not far from Glasgow. It had been running in Scotland for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robinson Crusoe
''Robinson Crusoe'' () is a novel by Daniel Defoe, first published on 25 April 1719. The first edition credited the work's protagonist Robinson Crusoe as its author, leading many readers to believe he was a real person and the book a travelogue of true incidents. Epistolary, confessional, and didactic in form, the book is presented as an autobiography of the title character (whose birth name is Robinson Kreutznaer) – a castaway who spends 28 years on a remote tropical desert island near the coasts of Venezuela and Trinidad, roughly resembling Tobago, encountering cannibals, captives, and mutineers before being rescued. The story has been thought to be based on the life of Alexander Selkirk, a Scottish castaway who lived for four years on a Pacific island called "Más a Tierra" (now part of Chile) which was renamed Robinson Crusoe Island in 1966. Despite its simple narrative style, ''Robinson Crusoe'' was well received in the literary world and is often credited as m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cinderella
"Cinderella",; french: link=no, Cendrillon; german: link=no, Aschenputtel) or "The Little Glass Slipper", is a folk tale with thousands of variants throughout the world.Dundes, Alan. Cinderella, a Casebook. Madison, Wis: University of Wisconsin Press, 1988. The protagonist is a young woman living in forsaken circumstances that are suddenly changed to remarkable fortune, with her ascension to the throne via marriage. The story of Rhodopis, recounted by the Greek geographer Strabo sometime between around 7 BC and AD 23, about a Greek slave girl who marries the king of Egypt, is usually considered to be the earliest known variant of the Cinderella story.Roger Lancelyn Green: ''Tales of Ancient Egypt'', Penguin UK, 2011, , chapter "The Land of Egypt" The first literary European version of the story was published in Italy by Giambattista Basile in his '' Pentamerone'' in 1634; the version that is now most widely known in the English-speaking world was published in French by Charle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Gray (actor)
Andy Gray (13 September 1959 – 18 January 2021) was a Scottish actor and writer from Perth, Scotland. He appeared on stage and TV, including starring roles in the BBC series ''Naked Video'', '' City Lights'', and ''River City''. Education He trained in Drama at Edinburgh's Queen Margaret University from 1976 to 1979. Career Gray starred in the BBC Radio Scotland sketch show ''Naked Radio'', and its later television counterpart ''Naked Video''. He then became well known as the appropriately named "Chancer", best friend and source of problems to Willie Melvin ( Gerard Kelly) in the 1987 sitcom '' City Lights''. He was well known for pantomiming, usually co-writing the script and often alongside other former ''City Lights'' cast members. He appeared opposite Kelly in a touring production of '' The Odd Couple''. He took the starring role in a Channel 4 proposed comedy pilot show ''Miles is Better'' where he played a very enthusiastic burglar alarm salesman (Miles). Gray worke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allan Stewart (comedian)
Allan Stewart is a Scottish entertainer, known for his appearances in pantomime, who has performed at the Royal Variety Performance. His son, David Stewart is a songwriter known for his work with the band, BTS while his daughter Kate is a singer. Career Stewart's career began in the 1960s when he performed as a cabaret pop singer and musician. He got his break when he appeared in ''Hello, Good evening, and welcome'', an all-round entertainment show in which a trio of multi-talented young entertainers present gags, impressions, sketches and music. His next big show, his 1979 STV series, '' The Allan Stewart Tapes'', were picked up by ITV network and broadcast during spring 1980. This resulted in Thames giving Stewart his own show in 1980, followed by a full series by Scottish Television. In 1984 he appeared in ''Go For It'' alongside other impressionists, including Les Dennis and Bobby Davro, doing impressions of everyone from Esther Rantzen to Sergeant Bilko. He appeared wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King's Theatre, Edinburgh
The King's Theatre is a theatre in Edinburgh, Scotland. History of the theatre The King's became famous for being a venue belonging to the theatre empire Howard & Wyndham. The theatre was originally commissioned by the Edinburgh Building Company Ltd, chaired by Robert C. Buchanan. The King's was built as a rival to the successful Royal Lyceum Theatre, which had been established for over twenty years. Buchanan was experienced in the industry as he already managed a large number of provincial variety theatres, however this was his most ambitious project yet. The foundation stone was laid on 18 August 1906 by Andrew Carnegie, with copies of the current newspaper and coins buried underneath. During construction the owners experienced financial troubles being unable to pay the final costs to the contractor William Stewart Cruikshank and to the architects, surveyors and lawyers, at which stage the operating rights were transferred to a new King's Theatre Company, of which Cruikshank ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pantomimes
Pantomime (; informally panto) is a type of musical comedy stage production designed for family entertainment. It was developed in England and is performed throughout the United Kingdom, Ireland and (to a lesser extent) in other English-speaking countries, especially during the Christmas and New Year season. Modern pantomime includes songs, gags, slapstick comedy and dancing. It employs gender-crossing actors and combines topical humour with a story more or less based on a well-known fairy tale, fable or folk tale.Reid-Walsh, Jacqueline. "Pantomime", ''The Oxford Encyclopedia of Children's Literature'', Jack Zipes (ed.), Oxford University Press (2006), Pantomime is a participatory form of theatre, in which the audience is encouraged and expected to sing along with certain parts of the music and shout out phrases to the performers. Pantomime has a long theatrical history in Western culture dating back to the era of classical theatre. It developed partly from the 16th century ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hogmanay
Hogmanay ( , ) is the Scots word for the last day of the old year and is synonymous with the celebration of the New Year in the Scottish manner. It is normally followed by further celebration on the morning of New Year's Day (1 January) or in some cases, 2 January—a Scottish bank holiday. The origins of Hogmanay are unclear, but it may be derived from Norse and Gaelic observances of the winter solstice. Customs vary throughout Scotland, and usually include gift-giving and visiting the homes of friends and neighbours, with special attention given to the first-foot, the first guest of the new year. Etymology The etymology of the word is obscure. The earliest proposed etymology comes from the 1693 ''Scotch Presbyterian Eloquence'', which held that the term was a corruption of a presumed grc, ἁγία μήνη () and that this meant "holy month". The three main modern theories derive it from a French, Norse or Gaelic root. The word is first recorded in a Latin entry in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sportscene
''Sportscene'' is the name of a range of Scottish sports television programmes produced by BBC Scotland. History ''Sportscenes predecessors were ''Sports Special from Scotland'' and ''Sportsreel'', which was broadcast every Saturday at around 5pm (results and reports) and 10pm (highlights) in the 1950s and 1960s. By the 1970s, a ''Sportscene'' format of a 5pm programme called ''Scoreboard'' presented by Gordon Hewitt (as a regional opt-out from ''Grandstand)'', plus a 10pm show with highlights from one English and one Scottish league or cup match, was established. ''Sportscene'' also covered European and international matches, which usually involved highlights but occasionally live coverage. The show was presented by Archie Macpherson with commentary by Macpherson, Alastair Alexander or Peter Thomson. Shows ] There are a number of shows that come under the ''Sportscene'' brand. * ''Sportscene'' is broadcast on Saturday and Sunday evenings on BBC Scotland with a late night re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Delahunt
James Martin Delahunt (born 1962)Time & Place: Finding my true form The Times, 15 October 2006 is a Scottish sports presenter and newspaper columnist. Career Delahunt joined in August 2006 after more than eight years as anchorman of STV's sport programme ''''. Setanta Sports ceased broadcasting in June 2009. Delahunt had presented ''Scotsport'', all of STV's live football, and some rugby coverage since 199 ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Walker (footballer Born 1965)
Andrew Francis Walker (born 6 April 1965 in Glasgow) is a Scottish former footballer, who played as a striker for several clubs in Scotland and England, including Motherwell, Celtic, Bolton Wanderers, Sheffield United, and Ayr United. He also made three full international appearances for Scotland. Since retiring as a player, Walker has become a television pundit. Playing career Walker started his professional career with Motherwell in 1984, helping the club to gain promotion before moving to Celtic in the summer of 1987 for a fee of £350,000. His first season at Celtic Park was hugely successful, as ''the Bhoys'' won the double in 1987–88, their centenary season, and Walker himself earned a first Scotland cap against Colombia. The following 3 seasons were less fruitful however and by 1991–92 Walker was out of the first team picture. After loan spells with Newcastle United and Bolton Wanderers, he joined the Burnden Park side permanently in 1992. At Bolton, Walker ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
