Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930) was born #OTD, 22 May, at 11 Picardy Place, Edinburgh – a 🎂 🧵
On BBC Sounds: Bridget Kendall explores Conan Doyle’s life & work – the doctor & literary superstar who changed Crime fiction forever
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p054419v
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Help! Murder! Polis!
“Whether buried in the blackhouses of Lewis or the shuttered shipyards of Glasgow, Scotland’s mysteries speak to specific legacies which have shaped the land- & cityscapes that house its crimes”
THE BOTTLE IMP goes on the trail of Scottish crime writing…
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Bloody Scotland 2025
A Kick Up the Arts with Ian Rankin, Natalie Jayne Clark & Gordon Brown
Recorded at the launch of Bloody Scotland 2025, host Nicola Meighan is joined by Sir Ian Rankin, Bloody Scotland founder and author Gordon Brown – aka Morgan Cry – and writer Natalie Jayne Clark, whose new book The Malt Whisky Murders is shortlisted for the festival’s 2025 debut novel prize.
