Welcome to Leith Walks, home of the original Trainspotting Tours and the book Choose Life. Choose Leith: Trainspotting on Location by Tim Bell, published by Luath Press.
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From the Blog
An open letter to my MSP
While admiring Nicola Sturgeon's exquisite timing in announcing her intention to call for a second IndyRef, and thrilled at the way Theresa May was forced to say it was madness to cut ties with your nearest neighbours (it reminded me of something, couldn't quite put...
read moreA month of T2 tours
Thanks to all who came on the T2 special tours, almost 30 folk. Actually, although T2 inevitably comes into the conversation as we go round, this isn't really a T2 tour at all. Starting at The Black Bull and the Calton archway, which features in both films is pretty...
read moreT2. It’s good. Very good.
Just had the thrill of seeing T2 on the first day of general release, here in Leith, where Porno is set, but not a lot of the film is shot here. I don't like multi-plexes, but 40 years ago Henry Robb's shipyard stood right where we were sitting in comfort watching the...
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