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The GFF 2021 Podcasts: The Yer Old Faither Interview…
For the latest of our Glasgow Film Festival Podcasts Ali spoke to Australian filmmaker Heather Croall about her documentary Yer Old...
Mar 2, 20212 min read


The GFF 2021 Podcasts: The Iorram (Boat Song) Interview…
For the latest in out series of Glasgow Film Festival podcasts Ali spoke to director, producer, and cinematographer Alastair Cole to talk...
Feb 26, 20211 min read


The GFF 2021 Podcasts: The Underplayed Interview…
For the latest in out series of Glasgow Film Festival 2021 podcasts Ali spoke to Maya Medvesek, better known as internationally renowned...
Feb 26, 20212 min read


The GFF 2021 Podcasts: The Eye Of The Storm Interview…
For the first of our Glasgow Film Festival Podcasts Ali spoke to a previous guest, Anthony Baxter, this time around to talk about Eye of...
Feb 26, 20211 min read


Lights, Camera, Action!: A Preview Of Glasgow Film Festival 2021…
If it’s February in Glasgow it can only be the Glasgow Film Festival. This year running from today (Wednesday 24th February) to Sunday...
Feb 24, 20212 min read


Radical Renfrew: A Preview of the Paisley Book Festival…
This Thursday (18-02-2021) sees the start of this year’s Paisley Book Festival, which runs until Saturday 27th Feb. With the theme of...
Feb 15, 20215 min read


Radical New Futures: The SWH! Podcast Talks To Keira Brown & Imogen Stirling...
Keira Brown Imogen Stirling The latest podcast is all about the forthcoming Paisley Book Festival, and Ali spoke to co-producer Keira...
Feb 2, 20212 min read


Get Connected: A Preview Of Celtic Connections 2021…
This year’s Celtic Connections (15th Jan – 2nd Feb), like everything else in life these days, will be rather different, but they have...
Jan 13, 20212 min read


2020 Vision: Looking Back At The Cultural Year…
A wee bonus SWH! podcast for the end of the year… Earlier this year we recorded podcasts with Ali and his brother Andy (right) where they...
Dec 30, 20202 min read


The Write Stuff: Scots Whay Hae!’s Top 10 Picks Of The Edinburgh International Book Festival…
Usually for SWH! August means Edinburgh, and especially the Edinburgh International Book Festival. Of course this year there will be no...
Aug 14, 20205 min read


Drive Time: The SWH! Podcast Talks To Run Director Scott Graham…
Scott Graham credit: Pete Copeland Back in March Ali spoke to director Scott Graham about his latest feature Run, which follows on from...
May 26, 20202 min read


Fully Booked: A Preview Of Aye Write! 2020…
*This year’s Aye Write! has been postponed. For full details go to https://www.ayewrite.com/Pages/default.aspx* From today (12th – 29th)...
Mar 12, 20206 min read


The GFF 2020 Podcasts: The This World Won’t Break Interview…
For the last in our series of Glasgow Film Festival 2020 podcasts Ali spoke to director Josh David Jordan, actor & producer Jessica Marie...
Mar 9, 20202 min read


The GFF 2020 Podcasts: An Interview with Run Director Scott Graham…
Scott Graham credit: Pete Copeland For the latest in our series of Glasgow Film Festival podcasts, Ali spoke to director Scott Graham,...
Mar 5, 20202 min read


Lights, Camera, Action!: A Preview Of Glasgow Film Festival 2020…
If it’s February in Glasgow it can only be the Glasgow Film Festival, the perfect place for the more discerning film fans to take shelter...
Feb 25, 20202 min read


The GFF 2020 Podcasts: An Interview With Writer & Photographer David Pratt…
For the latest podcast Ali spoke to foreign affairs writer & photographer David Pratt about the film Pictures From Afghanistan, which is...
Feb 22, 20202 min read


Rebel Ink: A Preview of the Paisley Book Festival…
Today (20/2/20) sees the start of the inaugural Paisley Book Festival, which runs until Saturday 29th Feb. With the theme of ‘Radical...
Feb 20, 20204 min read


Paisley Book Festival 2020: The SWH! Podcast Talks To Keira Brown…
For the latest podcast Ali spoke with Keira Brown about the inaugural Paisley Book Festival (20th-29th Feb). As well as hearing all about...
Feb 11, 20201 min read


The GFF 2020 Podcasts: Festival Directors Allison Gardener & Allan Hunter…
For the first of our podcasts celebrating this year’s Glasgow Film Festival SWH! spoke to festival co-directors Allison Gardner and Allan...
Jan 29, 20202 min read


Get Connected: A Preview Of Celtic Connections 2020…
“January, sick and tired you’ve been hanging on me”, as Pilot sang back in 1974 – a genius lyric which just about says it all. But never...
Jan 14, 20202 min read
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