Liam Mc Ilvanney
Caledonian Noir with Liam McIlvaney
Liam McIlvanney is one of the most distinguished British crime fiction writers around these days. He also happens to be a Scotsman who lives in Dunedin.After his first novel, All the Colours of the… Audio
The Rest is History: Scotland's new parliament in 1999
In our look back in history tonight - we're going back to 1999. On the first of July the new Scottish Parliament was opened by Queen Elizabeth, the first time Scotland had its own parliament for… Audio
Voting closes in Scottish elections
Voting has just closed in the Scottish election - but we won't quite have the results until Sunday New Zealand time due to Covid restrictions. This election could be one of the most important the… Audio
Bookmarks: Crime writer Liam McIlvanney
Liam McIlvanney was born in Scotland. He's now based in Dunedin where he is the inaugural holder of the Stuart Chair in Scottish Studies at Otago University. Audio
Authors and family in the 19th century
William Wordsworth borrowed from his sister Dorothy's diary to create one of the most famous poems in English. Charles Darwin's grandfather Erasmus wrote poetry.
Having a famous relative is a double… Audio
Crime writing
Craig Sisterton is one of the judges of the 2014 Dame Ngaio Marsh Best Crime Novel Award, being announced at the Christchurch WORD Festival. How is crime writing defined these days? And who's won this… Audio
Crime writing and detective novels
Dunedin-based Scot Liam McIlvanney talks about the difference between crime and detective novels, why Scotland produces so much great crime writing, his own literary detective creation who's in fact a… Audio