Summerhall TV

Paul Robertson introduces work from Summerhall’s ‘salon style’ Phenotype Genotype (PhG) gallery. PhG maintains a changing collection in curious juxtaposition of examples from Arte Povera to the Zero Group. ‘Phenotype’ is the physical manifestation of an organism (here, a work …

Frode Bolhuis and Jonathan Freemantle studied together in London in the 1990s and have remained close friends ever since. This is the first time they have exhibited together. Bolhuis is an Amsterdam based sculptor who’s work has already gained prominence …

Interview at Waterstones in Edinburgh with Sandi Toksvig talking about her book ‘Flying under Bridges’

Stepping in at the last minute to Neu!Reekie! Edinburgh based poet Kevin Cadwallender delivers a poem and talks about being commissioned by the Co-op.

Paul Robertson introduces a recent acquisition to the PhG collection at Summerhall by local artist Keith Harman made during a twenty-four hour stint at Asda producing work from items purchased in-store.

Pete Dunlop from the Cuillin Fools, a circus arts group based in Skye and Lochalsch, celebrates his 60th birthday. We cover the fun and frolics from that night.

One hundred years on from the close of the original brewery, Andrew Barnett brings brewing back to Summerhall with ‘Barney’s Beer’.

Gillian Ritch’s excellent pilot programme to create a TV version of the Big Issue in Scotland highlights the pitfalls and stereotypes faced by women working in television news and especially in programme presentation.

The First Scottish Business and Cultural Meeting on the 27th September, 2012, featuring speakers Colin Sanderson, Bill Adam, Gerry McCormac, Derek Waddell, John Wadell, and Ann Masson-McDonagh.

The First Scottish Business and Cultural Meeting on the 27th September, 2012, featuring speakers Gareth Edwards, Iain Macleod, Jonathan Corney and Theo Stephens.

The First Scottish Business and Cultural Meeting on the 27th September, 2012, featuring speakers Stephen Westwood, Ilse van den Meijdenberg.

The First Scottish Business and Cultural Meeting on the 27th September, 2012, featuring speakers Christopher Harvie and Dr Ing. Henri Masson.

John Simpson is the BBC World Affairs Editor. He has over 40 years experience covering International journalism and has covered many key events in history such as the Beijing Tiananmen Square massacre, as well as reporting from over 30 warzones. …

Brian Aldiss is an author of both general fiction and science fiction. Having been greatly influenced by the science fiction pioneer, H.G Wells, Aldiss is also the vice-president of the international H.G. Wells Society. At the Edinburgh International Book Festival, …

Hanif Kureishi is an English novelist, playwright and screenwriter. The themes in his works often deal with subjects like sexuality, racism and immigration. Much of his work such as My Beautiful Laundrette and his novel Intimacy have been made into …

The first exhibition to explore Pablo Picasso’s lifelong connections with Britain is the highlight of the summer season at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art in 2012. Picasso & Modern British Art examines Picasso’s evolving critical reputation here and …

Paul Robertson’s interview with Kommissar Hjular and Violet Storm introducing their Noize performance at Summerhall.

Industrial action at Birmingham’s BRMB local commercial radio station. The NUJ were demonstrating against a reduction in local news content and its replacement with a national news feed.

Red Star’s 1982 account of the workers’ film movement of the 1920s and ’30s, showing the influence of the Comintern Cultural Policy and the 4th International on European documentary film-making. During the 1930s 16 and 9.5mm film stock was used …

A chance to see rare copies of the deluxe OU journals (with their allied artworks) and to hear the recordings from the records released with OU. Introduced by the French composer Frederic Acquaviva, a friend of OU’s editor Henri Chopin, …

Edinburgh College of Art present their annual graduate show.

Following Summerhall’s world premier of the exhibition Figure Studies Summerhall are pleased to present a recent French & English documentary produced by Le Laboratoire and featuring David Michalek and ‘Figure Studies’.

Angus Ross shows video journalists from Comment around his Highland Perthshire workshop. Angus introduces the techniques involved in making his furniture and some of the work he will show in Chicago in November in a group exhibition of Scottish crafts …

Here Simon Hart introduces the wide variety of the work and educational engagement of Puppet Animation Scotland. Together with the Federation of Scottish Theatre PAS  are organising a two day seminar at Summerhall featuring the choreographer and performer Liz Lerman. …

Rainer Crone introduces the photographs of Stanley Kubrick from 1945-1950 exhibited at Inverleith House in 2001.

Here Simon Hart introduces the wide variety of the work and educational engagement of Puppet Animation Scotland. Together with the Federation of Scottish Theatre PAS  are organising a two day seminar at Summerhall featuring the choreographer and performer Liz Lerman. …

Archie Shepp’s performance that took place at Summerhall 2012.

Short film of Bruce Nauman’s ‘Sleeper’ installation at Inverleith House, Edinburgh 2005.

Avant-garde spoken word, film and music fusion night describing itself as ‘playing host to the sinister and the sanguine’.

Lotte’s latest body of work exemplifies her painterly use of glazes. Her palette of colour for Tectonic includes the acid yellows, ochres and reds which featured in some of her pieces dating back to the 1970s, as well as the …