8 May 1613: Christopher Hampton is consecrated Archbishop of #Armagh#otd in St Patrick's #Dublin His pretty speedy consecration was due to an imminent #parliament He had earlier defended episcopacy at the #Scottish General Assembly in Glasgow on James VI & I's request. (NLI)
Big Banana Feet (1976)
in cinemas across the UK from 10 May
Capturing ‘The Big Yin’ on and off stage during his 1975 tour of Ireland, Big Banana Feet is a captivating record of Billy Connolly on the cusp of international stardom.
Director Murray Grigor and cinematographer David Peat present Connolly at his beguiling best, using humour & charm to successfully navigate the political tensions of 1970s Dublin and Belfast.
Call for papers – international conference of the Société Française d’Études Victoriennes et Edouardiennes
A Scottish Air: Inspirations & models from Scotland
30–31 Jan 2025, Université Grenoble Alpes
Looking at #Scotland as a source of inspiration & example in the #Victorian & #Edwardian eras, but also as a counter-model – within & beyond the borders of the UK
A multi-day conference is planned for Glasgow in summer 2025 (dates TBD) to mark the quatercentenary of the death of James VI & I. Please register your interest via the online form (NB this is NOT a CFP)
Wander up Kinnoull Hill in Perth today. I don't think I've been up here before, but it had really good paths and was pretty quiet so reckon we'll be back.
I'm incensed to see #Starmer say ”Winning the trust of people across past divides, such as leave and remain, or yes and no in Scotland, is vital.”
#Brexit and #Scottish independence are not past divides, they're current. Leaving the #EU has been a disaster which in no way resembles the promises of the Leave campaign. #Scotland deserves to be able to reassess the union as so much has changed since the #independence vote a decade ago.
“I was in love with the book. In pure, ignorant defiance of the decree of the Iowa Writing School that controls almost all modern fiction, Galt tells without showing.”
—Ursula K. Le Guin discusses John Galt’s ANNALS OF THE PARISH
“[Galt’s] realism is hard-headed, his compassion is tough-minded, his humour contagious but tainted with the sense that chaos and catastrophe are never far away.”