by tim_bell | Dec 17, 2012 | Latest News
See The Walks page for the Hogmanay programme. It will be good to have you along. If you’re just interested, I’ll get you fired up, and you’ll begin to understand what all the fuss is about. If you’ve seen the film, you’ll want to read...
by tim_bell | Dec 12, 2012 | Latest News
At the request of the Dutch tv company (see previous blogs) I and some people on the tour walked into Central Bar while they were interviewing Big Man Welsh. My companions were from USA, Musselburgh, Spain, Glasgow, that sort of place. We sat round one of the tables...
by tim_bell | Dec 6, 2012 | Latest News
They were shooting a scene from ‘Sunshine in Leith’ in Constitution Street outside the Port o’ Leith this week, in bright winter sunshine. Dubbed Leith’s Mama Mia, it is a narrative spun around some of the Proclaimers’ output. The stage...
by tim_bell | Nov 26, 2012 | Latest News
We know Welsh has been translated into many languages. Today I was helping a Dutch film company to connect Trainspotting the film with the location. They’re doing Gomorrah in Naples, Leaving Las Vegas in, well, Las Vegas, and several others. The wee problem, as...
by tim_bell | Nov 6, 2012 | Latest News
As people who come on my tours know, Trainspotting the book is set right on location in Leith. So why isn’t there a film tour? ANSWER: not a single film scene was shot in Leith. There’s about 30 seconds shot in Edinburgh, and that’s it. Face it...
