James Robertson on From Scenes Like These, Scottish Opera's Pop Up Summer Programme
Author James Robertson on the lost 20th Century Scottish cult classic novel, From Scenes Like These by Gordon M Williams, which is being reissued this month.
Author James Robertson has written the introduction to a reissue of 鈥淔rom Scenes Like These鈥� a lost 20th century Scottish cult classic novel by Gordon M Williams. It was shortlisted for the very first Booker Prize, alongside work by Muriel Spark and Iris Murdoch. James explains why this book should be returned to its rightful place in Scottish literature.
And Scottish Opera鈥檚 programme of pop-up opera is going far and wide to communities and schools across Scotland this summer. They鈥檙e performing in some beautiful canal-side locations with their short, accessible show, which includes opera for children. Soprano Jessica Leary and storyteller Allan Dunn tells us more.
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- Tue 27 May 2025 15:30麻豆社 Radio Scotland