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Brian Ferguson @brianjaffa.bsky.social · 7h

We’ve now published 12 exclusive reads since Monday morning and we’re not done yet!

Check them out and feel free to spread the word to anyone you know working in Scottish film and TV, or thinking about a career in the industry.

The Herald @heraldscotland.bsky.social · 11h

Catch up with every article from the first three days of our in-depth series on the future of Scotland's film and television industry

www.heraldscotland.com/busi...

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Brian Ferguson @brianjaffa.bsky.social · 1d

Here’s why now is the perfect time to explore the future of an industry which is aiming to be worth more than £1 billion by 2030.
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2551323...

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Brian Ferguson @brianjaffa.bsky.social · 1d

🎥 Catch up here with everything we’ve published so far during The Herald’s week-long in-depth series on the future of the Scottish screen industry. 🎥
www.heraldscotland.com/business_hq/... @heraldscotland.bsky.social

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Brian Ferguson @brianjaffa.bsky.social · 2d

🎥 Launching today and running all week in The Herald: a deep dive into the future of the Scottish screen industry. 🎥
Here’s why we are doing it:
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2551323... @heraldscotland.bsky.social

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Brian Ferguson @brianjaffa.bsky.social · 8d

If new Scottish Government funding can be found to secure the future of all those below, plus the Citizens Theatre in Glasgow and the Edinburgh book festival, it can certainly be found to secure the future of Cumbernauld Theatre.

Brian Ferguson @brianjaffa.bsky.social · 8d

The treatment of Cumbernauld Theatre by Creative Scotland & the Scottish Government is truly shameful & would simply not have happened to a venue in Edinburgh.
Contrast with recent lifelines for King’s Theatre, Filmhouse, Summerhall, Traverse, poetry library. www.heraldscotland.com/news/2550562...

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Brian Ferguson @brianjaffa.bsky.social · 8d

The treatment of Cumbernauld Theatre by Creative Scotland & the Scottish Government is truly shameful & would simply not have happened to a venue in Edinburgh.
Contrast with recent lifelines for King’s Theatre, Filmhouse, Summerhall, Traverse, poetry library. www.heraldscotland.com/news/2550562...

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Brian Ferguson @brianjaffa.bsky.social · 26d

"I am so fed up with this circular firing squad and I fear for the future of our creative scene."

Some essential reading in this opinion column from Marissa on Scottish cultural organisations and the growing pressure they are coming under from activists and campaigns.

Marissa MacWhirter @marissamacwhirter.bsky.social · 26d

Premeditated brutalisation? Planned and violent attack? What kind of artist activists would paint their relatively minor scuffle with police with the same brush as the very genocide they are meant to be showing solidarity with? @heraldscotland.bsky.social

www.heraldscotland.com/politics/hol...

Puritan politics puts our arts institutions at risk, writes Marissa MacWhirter

A blurry video of three people speaking to two hi-vis clad Police Scotland officers, published on June 26, is where the Art Workers for Palestine…

www.heraldscotland.com

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Brian Ferguson @brianjaffa.bsky.social · Sep 4

You will hear a lot more from me on the unacceptable secrecy surrounding the cost of bringing the Tour de France to Edinburgh. All we know is that city taxpayers are already facing a £1.7m bill. Scottish Government just shutting down questions. www.heraldscotland.com/news/2543828...

Scottish Government promises Edinburgh it will 'underwrite' Tour de France costs

Scottish capital's contribution will be 'capped' at £1.7m under proposed host agreement.

www.heraldscotland.com

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Brian Ferguson @brianjaffa.bsky.social · Sep 2

Musicals are filling seats in Scotland’s theatres like never before - but very few of them are actually made in Scotland.
Now one of Scotland’s most acclaimed new musicals is finally getting an extended run - in London.
www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/2...

The new Scottish musical 'too ambitious' for Scotland's theatres goes to London

Transatlantic stage show spanning several centuries has been eight years in the making.

www.heraldscotland.com

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Brian Ferguson @brianjaffa.bsky.social · Sep 2

Musicals are filling seats in Scotland’s theatres like never before - but very few of them are actually made in Scotland.
Now one of Scotland’s most acclaimed new musicals is finally getting an extended run - in London.
www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/2...

The new Scottish musical 'too ambitious' for Scotland's theatres goes to London

Transatlantic stage show spanning several centuries has been eight years in the making.

www.heraldscotland.com

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Brian Ferguson @brianjaffa.bsky.social · Aug 31

Just signed up for this special event at the Scottish Parliament to mark 50 years of journalism at Edinburgh Napier University - maybe see you there!

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www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/50-years-o... @edinburghnapier.bsky.social @parliament.scot

50 years of Journalism at Edinburgh Napier University

Sign up now!

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Brian Ferguson @brianjaffa.bsky.social · Aug 31

It has inspired me to finally watch Brigadoon!

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Brian Ferguson @brianjaffa.bsky.social · Aug 30

“Edinburgh’s over.”
I’ve checked. It’s still there, laughing at this third-rate patter.

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Brian Ferguson @brianjaffa.bsky.social · Aug 30

This kind of stuff has been annoying me for a while but this is probably the worst example yet. T in the Park was staged in Lanarkshire for its first three years, not Glasgow. Come off it.
www.glasgowbell.co.uk/t-in-the-par...

T in the Park 1995 and Glasgow’s Weekend of Mayhem

How two parallel worlds reached fever pitch

www.glasgowbell.co.uk

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Brian Ferguson @brianjaffa.bsky.social · Aug 30

This kind of stuff has been annoying me for a while but this is probably the worst example yet. T in the Park was staged in Lanarkshire for its first three years, not Glasgow. Come off it.
www.glasgowbell.co.uk/t-in-the-par...

T in the Park 1995 and Glasgow’s Weekend of Mayhem

How two parallel worlds reached fever pitch

www.glasgowbell.co.uk

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Brian Ferguson @brianjaffa.bsky.social · Aug 25

Get your head around this. The Pleasance sold more Fringe tickets for shows this month than the combined audience for Oasis, AC/DC, Sam Fender & Chappell Roan in Edinburgh in August.

Brian Ferguson @brianjaffa.bsky.social · Aug 25

NEW: Edinburgh Festival Fringe withstands the impact of Oasis, AC/DC, Sam Fender & Storm Floris. Fringe ticket sales top 2.6m for 2nd year in a row as 3.5m tickets are sold across all events, gigs & festivals in August.
Full story & reaction: www.heraldscotland.com/news/2541482...

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Brian Ferguson @brianjaffa.bsky.social · Aug 25

Get your head around this. The Pleasance sold more Fringe tickets for shows this month than the combined audience for Oasis, AC/DC, Sam Fender & Chappell Roan in Edinburgh in August.

Brian Ferguson @brianjaffa.bsky.social · Aug 25

NEW: Edinburgh Festival Fringe withstands the impact of Oasis, AC/DC, Sam Fender & Storm Floris. Fringe ticket sales top 2.6m for 2nd year in a row as 3.5m tickets are sold across all events, gigs & festivals in August.
Full story & reaction: www.heraldscotland.com/news/2541482...

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Brian Ferguson @brianjaffa.bsky.social · Aug 25

In case you were wondering, the final number of Fringe shows was 3893 (highest total on record & 147 up on 2024). At least 50 more theatre productions were on this year. The no of venues rose from 262 to 301 year-on-year. Storm Floris led to the cancellation of 138 performances.

Brian Ferguson @brianjaffa.bsky.social · Aug 25

NEW: Edinburgh Festival Fringe withstands the impact of Oasis, AC/DC, Sam Fender & Storm Floris. Fringe ticket sales top 2.6m for 2nd year in a row as 3.5m tickets are sold across all events, gigs & festivals in August.
Full story & reaction: www.heraldscotland.com/news/2541482...

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Brian Ferguson @brianjaffa.bsky.social · Aug 25

NEW: Edinburgh Festival Fringe withstands the impact of Oasis, AC/DC, Sam Fender & Storm Floris. Fringe ticket sales top 2.6m for 2nd year in a row as 3.5m tickets are sold across all events, gigs & festivals in August.
Full story & reaction: www.heraldscotland.com/news/2541482...

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Brian Ferguson @brianjaffa.bsky.social · Aug 19

🎆 Tattoo chiefs bring in 100 drones & low-noise fireworks for 75th anniversary edition to reduce showpiece event’s environmental impact. 🎆
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2540046... @heraldscotland.bsky.social

Tattoo fireworks finale scaled back as 100 drones are brought in for finale

Organisers say they are aware of their responsibilities to be 'good neighbours' in the city.

www.heraldscotland.com

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Brian Ferguson @brianjaffa.bsky.social · Aug 18

🎥 Big news: Netflix has commissioned a second series of Dept. Q, the hit Edinburgh-set detective based at FirstStage Studios in Leith. Leah Byrne, Matthew Goode & Alexej Manvelov will all return. 🎥
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2539974... #DeptQ

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Brian Ferguson @brianjaffa.bsky.social · Aug 17

Another one to add to my growing collection.

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Brian Ferguson @brianjaffa.bsky.social · Aug 17

Another one to add to my growing collection. @Edinburgh_CC

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Brian Ferguson @brianjaffa.bsky.social · Aug 16

☀️ A scorching sunny Edinburgh Festival Saturday on the Royal Mile. It’s so hot a Mr Whippy van has arrived!🍦
Here’s how The Herald team has been covering the festivals season so far!
www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/a...
@heraldscotland.bsky.social #EdFests

Edinburgh Festivals: Follow our coverage here

This summer, Edinburgh once again transforms into the world’s greatest stage as its legendary festivals return.

www.heraldscotland.com

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Brian Ferguson @brianjaffa.bsky.social · Aug 15

Some very sad news emerging from the Scottish comedy scene tonight.
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2539463...

'Absolute powerhouse': Tributes paid as Scots comic Gary Little dies

Tributes have been paid following the death of Gary Little, a leading light of the Scottish comedy scene

www.heraldscotland.com

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