Despite six months of grueling war with Russia, several acts from Ukraine were represented at the world’s largest arts festival, held early in Scotland. For the performers, it was a bittersweet experience.
A referendum on Scottish independence is now just days away. And for the first time ever, 16- and 17-year-olds have been given the vote. One Scottish family has dived into this debate with the help of an enthusiastic teenage son — but they still can't decide.
Kate McLean pays close attention to what we smell and where we smell it. And she's been mapping those smells in cities around the world.
Olaf Meier is a full-time ambassador for the Scotch Malt Whisky Society, but he is German - not Scottish. He explains how he came to be an ambassador of Scotch.
The British royal family occupies an odd spot in popular culture. Queen Elizabeth II has been on the throne for decades, Princess Diana was adored until her death, and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge — better known as Prince William and Kate — have their every move followed. But Prince Philip, who doesn't often receive such adoration, may have the most interesting story.
Stargazers in the UK are compiling a list of "dark sky " locations around England, Scotland, and Wales where its dark enough for anyone to enjoy a good view of the night sky.
The Terra Nova is your first clue. We're looking for a city along the North Sea Coast of Scotland. It's about a third of the way up the east coast of Scotland.
We're in Scotland for the Geo Quiz, in the city where Robert Burns started to make a name for himself in the late 1780's, and where his portrait now hangs in the Scottish National Gallery.
The Geo Quiz involves a little Viking history: We're looking for a remote and isolated peninsula in the Scottish Highlands where archaeologists have uncovered an important burial site.
A local music shop owner in Edinburgh talks about some of the best-selling CDs at her shop.
Gary McNair's one-man show invites people to feed their own money through a paper shredder.