The Big Scottish Book Club

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A BBC TV channel for Scotland which will broadcast every evening and will show drama, factual, comedy and news programmes made in Scotland

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Damian Barr interviews some of the biggest names in fiction, non-fiction and poetry.

The biggest names in fiction, non-fiction and poetry talk inspiration, influences and the joy of a good book with Damian Barr.

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Damian Barr meets Ian Rankin, Sara Collins and Ambrose Parry.

Damian Barr is joined by Ian Rankin, Sara Collins and Ambrose Parry - aka Chris Brookmyre and Marisa Haetzman - and there is poetry from Richard Scott.

Writer Damian Barr hosts the first edition of The Big Scottish Book Club from The Inchyra Arts Club in Perthshire.

The theme of this episode is crime, and Damian's guests are Ian Rankin, with his latest book in the Rebus series, In A House of Lies, debut novelist Sara Collins, with her novel The Confessions of Frannie Langton, and writing duo Ambrose Parry - aka Chris Brookmyre and Marisa Haetzman - with The Way of All Flesh. Poet Richard Scott completes the line-up, performing his work Dancing Bear.

The Big Scottish Book Club: Series 1

A BBC TV channel for Scotland which will broadcast every evening and will show drama, factual, comedy and news programmes made in Scotland


Writer Damian Barr interviews the biggest names in fiction, non-fiction and poetry from across Scotland, the UK and the world.

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