Edinburgh Festival Special
Pauline McLean introduces programmes related to the 2010 Edinburgh Festival featuring archive interviews with Jonathan Mills, Donald Runnicles, Alan Cumming, Tommy Smith and Sir Charles Mackerras
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Scotland’s arts correspondent Pauline McLean presents a special Culture Zone featuring interviews and archive relating to the 64th Edinburgh International Festival. Among the many programmes featured are an interview with current Festival director Jonathan Mills from 2009, a very special interview with the late, great Sir Charles Mackerras from 1995 and the new Chief Conductor of the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Scottish Symphony Orchestra Donald Runnicles discusses his appointment in an interview first broadcast last year.
Elsewhere there are interviews with Festival favourites such as the Tony Award-winning actor Alan Cumming (X-Men United, Goldeneye, Spy Kids) and Tommy Smith, the director of the Scottish National Jazz orchestra, who outlines his plans for the Festival 2010.
Also featured is a brand new interview with the director of the Book Festival Nick Barley, a fascinating archive feature relating to a production of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, a celebration of the Edinburgh Military Tattoo from 1990, a programme related to the appearance of the Simon Bolivar Quartet in the capital and, as classical accordionist James Crabb brings a recital of the instrument’s music to the Festival, we revisit a documentary looking at the history of the accordion in Scotland.
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Stark talk: Jonathan Mills
Edinburgh Festival director Jonathan Mills talks to Edi Stark in 2009
Duration: 29:14
Radio Cafe: Donald Runnicles
Conductor Donald Runnicles chats to Janice Forsyth in October 2009
Duration: 45:38
Past Lives: Bram Stoker
Mark Stephen explores Bram Stoker’s links to Slains castle
Duration: 09:32
Usual Suspects: Charles Mackerras
The late conductor Charles Mackerras discusses his career with Brian Morton
Duration: 52:46
Macgregor's Gathering: The 1990 Military Tattoo
Jimmie Macgregor visits the 40th Edinburgh Military Tattoo
Duration: 53:46
The Big Noise
Lesley Riddoch explores the growing success of a Scottish community orchestra project
Duration: 28:31
Edinburgh Book Festival Director Nick Barley
Edinburgh Book Festival Director Nick Barley outlines his vision for this year's event
Duration: 08:16
Accordion Wars
Julie Fowlis looks back at the reputation of the Accordion over the last 40 years
Duration: 28:28
Tronversations: Alan Cumming
The Tony Award-winning actor sits down with Keith bruce to discuss his career on stage
Duration: 44:32
The Jazz House: Tommy Smith
Saxophonist Tommy Smith drops into The Jazz House earlier this year
Duration: 26:58
Broadcasts
- Fri 20 Aug 2010 00:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Scotland Extra
- Fri 27 Aug 2010 00:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Scotland Extra