4+ hour, 54+ min ago  (239+ words) But what did I really learn from the man himself? Well, I've tried to explore the experience via categories. Stanley Baxter (Image: Paul Stuart) Stanley Baxter and his bride Moira on the 6th of March 1952 (Image: The Herald) Stanley Baxter on…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (304+ words) New figures have revealed the economic contribution of Glasgow's traditional pantomime season to the economy, drawing thousands of people into the city centre. The seasonal surge caps off a year in which Glasgow outperformed other major UK cities in terms…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (529+ words) City Lights: Pure Dead Brilliant No, it wasn't a dream. Billy Connolly did indeed play Clarence the Glasgow angel to Gerard Kelly's George Bailey in an It's a Wonderful Life skit." "A Glasgow angel doesn't get wings. It gets a…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (584+ words) With The Herald panto critic Mary Brennan already hotfooting it around the shows of the season, there is a lot going on, with a smorgasbord of seasonal fare likely on your doorstep, as outlined below. There is even some non-panto…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (661+ words) The future of Edinburgh's annual TV festival has been thrown into doubt after it was announced that cities across the UK would be able to bid to host the event in future. A review of the event's location has been…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (152+ words) Theatre, Strangers in the Night, Oran Mor, Glasgow. In the wee small hours, the members of the Full Shilling Social Club gather under cover to share" Strangers in the Night Alan Muir's new lunchtime play for A Play, a Pie…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (760+ words) Some bands are better than others in a world that judges your T-shirt, says Mark Smith Are you wearing the "wrong" band T-shirt? I am, and I don't care Some bands are better than others in a world that judges…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (481+ words) Born: September 7, 1937; Died: August 7, 2025 The first night of Lane's opening Traverse production in January 1963 of Jean Paul Sartre's play Huis Clois provided another legend, when actress Colette O'Neil was accidentally stabbed on stage by fellow performer Rosamund Dickson " also Lane's…...

3+ mon, 3+ day ago  (520+ words) Daniel Sloss, Sue Perkins and Harry Enfield are among the first names announced for next year's Glasgow International Comedy Festival. The 2026 edition will also see other home grown talent such as Susie McCabe, Christopher Macarthur-Boyd and Connor Burns take to…...

3+ mon, 4+ day ago  (466+ words) The man chosen to be the first Scottish voice of Lidl's self-service checkout tills says he will bring his hometown's "friendly" accent to the supermarket chain's machines. The voice of Alan Macdonald, from Oban, will be heard across Lidl's Scottish…...