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Espedair Street (radio)
''Espedair Street'' was a four-part BBC radio adaptation of the Iain Banks novel ''Espedair Street'' broadcast on BBC Radio 4 BBC Radio 4 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC. The station replaced the BBC Home Service on 30 September 1967 and broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes from the BBC's headquarters at Broadcasti ... in January 1998. The dramatisation was by Joe Dunlop and it was produced by Dave Batchelor. The series was narrated by Paul Gambaccini in the style of a documentary as if actually being broadcast on BBC Radio 1, having the subtitle ''The Frozen Gold Story'', and usually starting with a 1980s era jingle from that station. Cast: * John Gordon Sinclair (Daniel Weir) * Louise Beattie (Christine Brice) * James MacPherson (Davey Balfour) * Steven McNicoll (Rick Tumbler) * 'Sandy' Alexander Morton (McCann) * Martin Docherty (Wee Tommy) * Margaret Clarke (actress), Margaret Clarke (Jean) * Douglas Russell (Wes) * G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iain Banks
Iain Banks (16 February 1954 – 9 June 2013) was a Scottish author, writing mainstream fiction as Iain Banks and science fiction as Iain M. Banks, adding the initial of his adopted middle name Menzies (). After the success of '' The Wasp Factory'' (1984), he began to write full time. His first science fiction book, '' Consider Phlebas'', appeared in 1987, marking the start of the ''Culture'' series. His books have been adapted for theatre, radio, and television. In 2008, ''The Times'' named Banks in their list of "The 50 greatest British writers since 1945". In April 2013, Banks announced he had inoperable cancer and was unlikely to live beyond a year. He died on 9 June 2013. Early life Banks was born in Dunfermline, Fife, to a mother who was a professional ice skater and a father who was an officer in the Admiralty. An only child, he lived in North Queensferry until the age of nine, near the naval dockyards in Rosyth, where his father was based. The family then moved to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Docherty
Martin John Docherty-Hughes (born 21 January 1971) is a Scottish National Party politician. He was previously the Member of Parliament (MP) for West Dunbartonshire from 2015 until his defeat in 2024. He has also served as SNP Defence Spokesperson from 2023 to 2024. Early life and education Docherty-Hughes was raised by his parents in Clydebank, and began working from the age of 16. He studied at the Glasgow College of Food Technology, now City of Glasgow College, graduating with an HND in Business Administration in 1997. He subsequently obtained a degree in Politics from the University of Essex and attended the Glasgow School of Art for his master's degree. On finishing his studies Martin returned to Clydebank and worked for a decade for the West Dunbartonshire Community and Volunteering Services (WDCVS). Political career He joined the Scottish National Party in 1991, and was elected the following year as Scotland's youngest councillor to the-then Clydebank District Council i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monica Queen
Monica Queen is a singer from Glasgow, Scotland who has collaborated with Belle & Sebastian (e.g., on ''Lazy Line Painter Jane'' from the Lazy Line Painter Jane EP), Chris Coco, James Grant and Jim White, among others. She is listed on the Fire Records (UK) artists page as a contributing artist to their ''Chamber Music'' album, a 36-part tribute to James Joyce's ''Chamber Music''. She works with Johnny Smillie, with whom she co-founded Thrum, who were part of the indie scene in Glasgow in the 1990s. Thrum signed to Fire Records (UK) (home of Teenage Fanclub, Pulp and the Pastels), and released several records between 1990 and 1997. After Thrum broke up she left the music business, but returned after Stuart Murdoch from Belle & Sebastian asked her to sing with them. She returned under her name, working with Thrum's Johnny Smillie and released ''Ten Sorrowful Mysteries'' and ''Return of the Sacred Heart'' as Monica Queen. She sang " Set the Fire to the Third Bar" with Snow Patr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick Clark (musician) (1953–2012), British historian and professor
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Nick, Nicky or Nicholas Clark or Clarke may refer to: *Nick Clarke (1948–2006), British radio and television presenter and journalist *Nicky Clark (born 1991), Scottish footballer for Dunfermline Athletic * Nicky Clarke (footballer) (born 1967), English footballer *Nicholas Clark, footballer in the 2012–13 Stranraer F.C. season *Nick Clark (character), a character in the television series ''Fear the Walking Dead'' *Nicky Clarke (born 1958), English hair stylist and media personality See also *Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke (15 January 195329 August 2012) was a British historian and professor of Western esotericism at the University of Exeter, best known for his authorship of several scholarly books on the history of Germany between the W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Kellock
Brian Kellock (28 December 1962 – 27 May 2025) was a Scottish jazz pianist. Biography Born in Edinburgh, on 28 December 1962, Kellock graduated with a B Music (Hons) from the University of Edinburgh in 1986. He then established his position as one of the top piano players in the UK jazz scene, working with Herb Geller, Sheila Jordan, and Art Farmer. From 1995, Kellock was a member of Australian trumpeter James Morrison (musician), James Morrison's Band. His main project was his own Trio, which first appeared as the rhythm section for seminal Scottish band, the John Rae Collective, since 1988. This line-up, featuring Kenny Ellis on bass and John Rae (musician), John Rae on drums, was performing together ever since. In 1998, the band released their first recording together – ''Something's Got To Give'' – a set of standards popularised by Fred Astaire. Some of Kellock's popular songs played include: "You Must Believe in Spring", "Rhapsody in Blue", "The Way You Look Tonigh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graham Debanzi
Graham or Graeme may refer to: People * Graham (given name), an English-language given name * Graham (surname), an English-language surname * Graeme (surname), an English-language surname * Graham (musician) (born 1979), Burmese singer * Clan Graham, a Scottish clan *George Graham (clockmaker), an English clockmaker, inventor, and geophysicist * Graham baronets Fictional characters * Graham Aker, in the anime ''Gundam 00'' * Project Graham, what a human would look like to survive a car crash * Graham, the head of the royal in bridge incidents ''King's Quest'' series of video games Places Canada * Graham, Sudbury District, Ontario * Graham Island, part of the Charlotte Island group in British Columbia * Graham Island (Nunavut), Arctic island in Nunavut United States * Graham, Alabama * Graham, Arizona * Graham, Florida * Graham, Georgia * Graham, Kentucky * Graham, Missouri * Graham, North Carolina * Graham, Oklahoma * Graham, Texas * Graham, Washington Elsewhere * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gowan Calder
Gowan may refer to: *Gowan (surname) *Gowan Jones (born 1989), South African field hockey player * Gowan Block, built as a commercial building and meeting hall located at 416 Ashmun Street in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan * Gowan River, in New Zealand * River Gowan, Cumbria, a short tributary of the River Kent, England See also * * '' R. v. Gowan'', a 1998 Ontario Court of Justice case forbidding women being topless in public for commercial purposes * Gowans, a surname * McGowan McGowan is an Irish and Scottish surname. It is an anglicisation of the Irish ''Mac Gabhann'' and Scottish ''Mac Gobhann'', both of which mean 'son of (the) smith'. Belonging to the Uí Echach Cobo, located in modern-day western County Down ..., a surname * Gowon (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Douglas Russell
Douglas Albert Russell (born February 20, 1946) is an American former competitive swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder in three different events. Career Russell was born in New York City, but raised in Midland, Texas. He swam for Midland High School, in the new 50-meter "Alamo" pool built by the city in 1962. It was later renamed in his honor: the "Douglas Russell Swimming Pool." He was an all-around swimmer in high school—swimming competitively in butterfly, backstroke, and individual medley events. Swimmers of his era remember him as a tough competitor who was hard to beat but brought out the best in those around him. Retrieved July 22, 2008. He attended The |
Margaret Clarke (actress)
Margaret Clarke may refer to: * Margaret Clarke (artist) (1881–1961), Irish portrait painter * Margaret Clarke (chess) (1937–2018), British chess player * Margaret Turner Clarke (1836–1887), Australian nurse * Margaret Clarke (actress), in Espedair Street ''Espedair Street'' is a novel by Scottish writer Iain Banks, published in 1987. Plot introduction The book tells the (fictional) story of the rise to fame of Dan Weir ('Weird'), a bass guitar player in a rock and roll band called Frozen Gold, ... * Margaret Clarke (camogie), see All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship 1959 See also * Margaret Clark (other) * Maggie Clarke, environmental scientist * Peggy Clarke (other) {{hndis, Clarke, Margaret ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Morton
Alexander Morton (born 24 March 1945) is a Scottish actor. Acting career Glasgow-born Morton trained in London at the Central School of Speech and Drama from 1965 to 1968 and is well known for his roles in several leading drama series, such as ''Taggart'', ''Second Sight'', '' Between the Lines'', ''Minder'', and ''Casualty''; movies such as Croupier and London to Brighton; and single dramas '' The One That Got Away'' (1996), '' Looking After Jo Jo'' (1998), and ''The Man-Eating Wolves of Gysinge'' (2005). He is best known for playing the ghillie Golly Mackenzie in the BBC TV series '' Monarch of the Glen'' (2000–2005, appearing in all 64 episodes), and before that made regular appearances over the 1980s and 1990s as the evil Andy Semple in Scottish soap ''Take the High Road''. From 2012 to 2015, Morton played Criminal Billy Kennedy in Scottish soap opera ''River City''. He appeared again as Billy Kennedy in the 20th anniversary episode of the show in 2022. Highlight ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Espedair Street
''Espedair Street'' is a novel by Scottish writer Iain Banks, published in 1987. Plot introduction The book tells the (fictional) story of the rise to fame of Dan Weir ('Weird'), a bass guitar player in a rock and roll band called Frozen Gold, and of his struggles to be happy now that he is rich and famous. Plot summary Weird starts out in the Ferguslie Park area of Paisley in a very underprivileged Catholic family. He is impressed by a group named Frozen Gold when he sees them live, in the Union of Paisley College of Technology, and auditions with them. Christine Brice likes his songs, and he joins the band. He ends up writing all their material and playing bass guitar (after trying unsuccessfully to get them to change their name), as the band rises in the drug- and booze-fuelled rock and roll of the 1970s, assisted by A&R man Rick Tumber of ARC Records. In the Three Chimneys tour, singer Davey Balfour takes Dan along on an attempt to break an unofficial (and illegal) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steven McNicoll
Steven McNicoll is a Scottish actor, director, playwright and television presenter. He co-wrote and starred in seven series of the BBC sketch show '' Velvet Soup'' on radio and later television, which earned him a BAFTA nomination. He is also known to viewers for playing the young Rab C. Nesbitt in the series of the same name which stars Gregor Fisher. He also appears regularly as Bra's Jeff in Donald McLeary and Sanjeev Kohli's Sony Award winning BBC Radio 4 sitcom ''Fags, Mags and Bags''. McNicoll has also presented 4 series of the educational programme ''Around Scotland'' for the BBC. McNicoll has co written several plays for stage and radio. In 2001, his play for BBC Radio 4, ''There Are Such Things'', about the life and career of horror movie legend, Bela Lugosi, won the Hamilton Deane Award for best dramatic presentation from the Dracula Society. Prior to that, in 1997, as writer and actor, McNicoll was a recipient of The Herald Angel Award for his stage play ''Empty Je ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
