Edinburgh
‘It was a sensation!’ My first time at Melbourne’s mind-blowing comedy festival
What is the largest comedy festival in the world? Parochial Brits would say Edinburgh. Internationalists might consider Montreal’s Just for Laughs. They would all be wrong. Just for Laughs is out of the running: it filed for bankruptcy protection earlier this year because its future is in doubt. And the outskirts of Edinburgh is not … Read more
‘The more we drank, the more we thought this was the best idea ever’: The World Cup organized in 90 days
Sue Brodie (right) and Sandra Colamartino both helped organize and competed in the 1994 Women’s World Cup – The Telegraph/Charlotte Graham It’s been thirty years since England won the Women’s Rugby World Cup in Scotland – a rebel event that is perhaps the most unlikely tournament in sporting history. Despite strong opposition from rugby union’s … Read more
How I eased my carbon guilt – on a car-free family holiday in Scotland
‘All conventional wisdom says you really need a car to explore these parts,’ says Silverman – Christophe Boisvieux On the edge of Loch Ness I wait in a car park for a bus that I’m not sure I believe in. I mean, I don’t know if I believe he’ll show up – on time, or … Read more
When Roy Rogers and Trigger brought pandemonium to Britain
Iconic duo: Roy Rogers and his horse Trigger – Bettmann Ten years before The Beatles sent teenage baby boomers into a state of hysteria, it was a singing cowboy and his scene-stealing horse who inspired a frenzied hero worship among that same generation. The 1954 theater tour of the British Isles by 41-year-old Hollywood superstar … Read more