A big push needed…

I’ve emailed my correspondents with a link to the vpro.nl documentary which you can view online till the end of February 2013 at http://www.uitzendinggemist.nl/afleveringen/1321636. Now what’s needed is a push to finish the book. At present I’m...

Trainspotting in Leith in Dutch

vpro.nl screened the Trainspotting episode of their series of films on location last night, 27 January.You can see it on http://www.uitzendinggemist.nl/afleveringen/1321636 I will be very interested in any comments you might like to post in the Guest Book.

Hogmanay programme

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...

That was fun!

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...

This time the sun did shine…

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...

Welsh in Dutch?

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...