interviews

Latest Podcast From the Old Brewery

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For the latest episode of From the Old Brewery, I had a great chat with Dr. Helen Lynch of Aberdeen University. Helen is a short-story author and Director of the WORD Centre for Creative Writing. Along with a host of paid student committee members and intern staff, Helen manages the annual WayWORD cross-arts literary festival. I talk with her about the work of the centre, the festival, and the opportunities she has been able to create for students to get involved. Joining her is Bea Livesey-Stephens, the current WORD Centre intern and EDI officer for this year’s festival.

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Scotland Outdoors

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Back in March 2022 I was invited to talk with Helen Needham of BBC Radio Scotland about place, about time, and my approach to the landscape. We took a walk up an often over-looked hill in Aberdeenshire that has been the focus and the start-point of my writing about landscape and how it shapes us. In this episode you can join us as we explore the hill and its histories, and listen to the conversation that resulted.

Download the podcast here.

Or you can listen to it on BBC Radio Sounds.

Talking About Time and Place

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I enjoyed a great couple of hours yesterday walking my local hill with Helen Needham of BBC Radio Scotland, talking about my writing and research; about landscape and place; and the layers of time and memory held in the land. Our conversation will form the basis of a radio programme planned for later this year.