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The SWH! Bloody Scotland Podcasts: The Scottish Crime Debut Prize Shortlist 2025...
For the first of our Bloody Scotland  podcasts - Scotland's International Crime Writing Festival  - Ali spoke to the five shortlisted...
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A Family Affair: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks To Liam McIlvanney...
For the latest Scots Whay Hae! podcast Ali caught up with writer and academic Liam McIlvanney to talk about his superb new novel The...
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Criminal Collaboration: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks To Ambrose Parry...
Dr Marisa Haetzman & Chris Brookmyre - 📸 credit Bob McDevitt For the latest Scots Whay Hae! podcast Ali spoke to Chris Brookmyre and...
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Crime Time: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks To Callum McSorley...
📸 - credit Colin Mearns - The Herald For the latest Scots Whay Hae! podcast Ali caught up with writer Callum McSorley to talk about his...
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The SWH! Bloody Scotland Podcasts: The McIlvanney Prize Finalists...
The latest Scots Whay Hae! podcast is another collaboration with Bloody Scotland - Scotland's International Crime Writing Festival  -...
Sep 12, 20242 min read


Expect The Unexpected: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks To Chris Brookmyre...
For the latest Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Ali spoke to crime writer Christopher Brookmyre to hear all about his intriguing new novel The...
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The SWH! Bloody Scotland Podcasts: The Scottish Crime Debut Prize Shortlist...
For the first of our Bloody Scotland  podcasts - Scotland's International Crime Writing Festival  - Ali spoke to the five shortlisted...
Aug 9, 20242 min read


That Was The Year That Was: The Best Of 2023 Podcasts – Books (Part I)…
As is traditional, the first of our Best of 2023 podcasts are all about books, and there were so many books and book-related things to...
Dec 13, 20231 min read


The Bloody Scotland Podcasts Part Three: The McIlvanney Prize Shortlist...
For our third and final Bloody Scotland podcast Ali spoke to the shorlisted writers for this year's McIlvanney Prize which is for the...
Sep 12, 20232 min read


The Bloody Scotland Podcasts Part Two: Alison Belsham - Pitch Perfect...
For the second of our Bloody Scotland podcasts Ali spoke to writer Alison Belsham to learn about the Pitch Perfect strand of the...
Sep 10, 20232 min read


The Bloody Scotland Podcasts Part One: The Scottish Crime Debut Prize Shortlist...
For the first of our Bloody Scotland podcasts - Scotland's International Crime Writing Festival - Ali spoke to four of the five...
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