Life and work of Iain Banks to be honoured at 30th festival, with Salman Rushdie, Margaret Atwood and Neil Gaiman also featuring in two-week event partnered by the Guardian
The life and works of the late Iain Banks will be celebrated by close friends including Ian Rankin and Val McDermid in a special event at this August's Edinburgh international book festival, for which the Guardian is media partner.
"Scotland and the world were rocked by his death last weekend," said Nick Barley, the festival director. "We'd been planning a celebration anyway as we're marking our 30th birthday, and his first novel, The Wasp Factory, was out in 1984. I spoke to him many times about what he'd like to do. He wanted to be there – sadly he can't be."
Instead, the event on the festival's closing Sunday will see Scottish authors including Rankin, McDermid and Ken MacLeod looking back over Banks's 29-year career.
The life and works of the late Iain Banks will be celebrated by close friends including Ian Rankin and Val McDermid in a special event at this August's Edinburgh international book festival, for which the Guardian is media partner.
"Scotland and the world were rocked by his death last weekend," said Nick Barley, the festival director. "We'd been planning a celebration anyway as we're marking our 30th birthday, and his first novel, The Wasp Factory, was out in 1984. I spoke to him many times about what he'd like to do. He wanted to be there – sadly he can't be."
Instead, the event on the festival's closing Sunday will see Scottish authors including Rankin, McDermid and Ken MacLeod looking back over Banks's 29-year career.
- 6/20/2013
- by Alison Flood
- The Guardian - Film News
Tomorrow's (April 11) edition of Question Time has been moved to Margaret Thatcher's former parliamentary constituency of Finchley.
The move marks the ex-prime minister's death on Monday (April 8) after she suffered a stroke. She was 87.
Executive producer Steve Anderson said: "To reflect the death of Baroness Thatcher, we are changing our scheduled location and taking Question Time to her constituency of 33 years.
"Our audience will include people who voted for and against Baroness Thatcher, plus many young people who weren't old enough to vote at that time.
"Our panel comprises colleagues and opponents of Baroness Thatcher throughout her 11 years as Prime Minister."
The panel is made up of Conservative cabinet minister Ken Clarke, Labour's former home secretary David Blunkett, former leader of the Liberal Democrats Menzies Campbell, The Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee and Thatcher's authorised biographer Charles Moore.
The April 11 edition was due to be filmed in Rochdale, which...
The move marks the ex-prime minister's death on Monday (April 8) after she suffered a stroke. She was 87.
Executive producer Steve Anderson said: "To reflect the death of Baroness Thatcher, we are changing our scheduled location and taking Question Time to her constituency of 33 years.
"Our audience will include people who voted for and against Baroness Thatcher, plus many young people who weren't old enough to vote at that time.
"Our panel comprises colleagues and opponents of Baroness Thatcher throughout her 11 years as Prime Minister."
The panel is made up of Conservative cabinet minister Ken Clarke, Labour's former home secretary David Blunkett, former leader of the Liberal Democrats Menzies Campbell, The Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee and Thatcher's authorised biographer Charles Moore.
The April 11 edition was due to be filmed in Rochdale, which...
- 4/10/2013
- Digital Spy
Kate Middleton was back where it all began Friday - visiting St. Andrews, Scotland, with her fiancé Prince William . Sporting a bright red suit to match the famous formal gowns of the students, the royal couple were provided a "welcome home" by Sir Menzies Campbell, the chancellor of their alma mater. Saying the college is always proud of its former students, Campbell note, "We take particular pride in both of you." "This is a very special moment for Catherine and me. It feels like coming home," William said in the university's quadrangle, where 600 guests had gathered to mark the prince's...
- 2/25/2011
- by Simon Perry
- PEOPLE.com
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