First broadcast: on BBC Radio Scotland FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio Scotland FM
1/5. Neil McCormick was convinced he would be a rock star, but never quite made it. He talks to Maggie Shiels about how he eventually found fulfillment in his writing.
First broadcast: on BBC Radio Scotland FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio Scotland FM
3/5. Duncan MacLean talks to Maggie Sheils about his choice to leave the world of literature while his contemporary Irvine Welsh went on to worldwide acclaim.
First broadcast: on BBC Radio Scotland FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio Scotland FM
2/5. Golf journalist John Huggan was an international amateur golfer with team-mate Colin Montgomery. John now writes about golf while Colin is one of the world's top players.