Out for the Weekend

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Nicola Meighan

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Out for the Weekend: Motown, Castles and Opera

Motown, Castles and Opera

BBC Radio Scotland - Out for the Weekend, Motown, Castles and Opera

Nicola Meighan meets the cast of Motown the Musical and travel writer Dixe Wills.

Nicola chats to Dixe Wills about his new book "Tiny Castles". Plus we're joined by the cast of Motown the Musical, and we send an opera novice to Scottish Opera's "Tosca".

Travel writer Dixe Wills has released a new book celebrating Britain’s tiny castles, and he joins us from Brighton to tell us more.

Stephen Hollywood and family review the new The Addams Family film, and reporter Tricia Brown tests her nerve at the Cairnie Fruit Farm Halloween Torchlight Maze.

Plus, reporter Lizzy O’Donnell and family explore the recently refurbished Brodick Castle.

In the second hour, Nicola is joined by the cast of Motown the Musical to celebrate the story of one of America’s most iconic music labels.

Reporter Cameron Mackay experiences the sound and light extravaganza "GlasGLOW" in Glasgow’s Botanic Gardens.

Reporter Frankie Vaughan ventures out to Scottish Opera’s "Tosca", and serves up some tips for fellow novices. 

And Lizzy completes her tour of Brodick Castle in the garden’s Silver Trail.

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