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Perambulations of a Justified Sinner

Monday 19 August 09:30 - 20:30

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Make your mobile phone a portal back to James Hogg’s Edinburgh, and take a journey through the Old Town to experience some of his iconic novel’s most important scenes – exactly where they were set. In an incredible hybrid project crafted by Ben Harrison…
 

Scott Hames, Joyce McMillan & James Robertson: Scottish Writing After Devolution

Monday 19 August 12:00 - 13:00

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As part of our series exploring the impact of 25 years of devolution, Scott Hames, Kieran Hurley, James Robertson and Joyce McMillan examine this as a turning point for Scottish culture. How have politics, literature and theatre intertwined? Has politics…
 

Justified Sinner 200: Confessions Book Club

Monday 19 August 13:45 - 14:45

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Dig into the heart of this extraordinary book with writers including Ian Rankin, Ever Dundas, and David Greig. Utterly ahead of its time, with multiple possible readings both supernatural and psychological, Confessions is considered one of the first…
 

Billy Kay: An Ayrshire Legend

Monday 19 August 16:15 - 17:15

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Here, Billy is joined by one of the country’s finest exponents of Scots song, Robyn Stapleton, from Galloway. Billy will talk about the culture, history, folklore and literature of his home in the Irvine Valley and read passages in a powerful Scots that…
 

Perambulations of a Justified Sinner

Tuesday 20 August 09:30 - 20:30

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Make your mobile phone a portal back to James Hogg’s Edinburgh, and take a journey through the Old Town to experience some of his iconic novel’s most important scenes – exactly where they were set. In an incredible hybrid project crafted by Ben Harrison…
 

Mark Drakeford & John Swinney: What Has Devolution Done For Us?

Tuesday 20 August 20:30 - 21:30

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Two political powerhouses join us to unpack the project of devolution. What were the changes, challenges and impact of the transferral of power from Westminster to Edinburgh and Cardiff? If devolution is a process, what’s next as we move past the first 25…
 

Perambulations of a Justified Sinner

Wednesday 21 August 09:30 - 20:30

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Make your mobile phone a portal back to James Hogg’s Edinburgh, and take a journey through the Old Town to experience some of his iconic novel’s most important scenes – exactly where they were set. In an incredible hybrid project crafted by Ben Harrison…
 

Keep the Heid and Read: A Career-Long Professional Learning Event with James Robertson

Wednesday 21 August 18:15 - 19:15

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Why not try? Alistair Moffat: Walking Scotland's History Alistair Moffat: Walking Scotland's History Thu 15 Aug 10:30 - 11:30
 

Perambulations of a Justified Sinner

Thursday 22 August 09:30 - 20:30

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Make your mobile phone a portal back to James Hogg’s Edinburgh, and take a journey through the Old Town to experience some of his iconic novel’s most important scenes – exactly where they were set…
 

Perambulations of a Justified Sinner

Friday 23 August 09:30 - 20:30

Perambulations of a Justified Sinner Find out more
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Make your mobile phone a portal back to James Hogg’s Edinburgh, and take a journey through the Old Town to experience some of his iconic novel’s most important scenes – exactly where they were set. In an incredible hybrid project crafted by Ben Harrison…