‘Get your new colour brochure now!’
I started as a medical student in Aberdeen in late summer of 1985, and for the next 3 years (until my father bought me an old car), I used STAGECOACH … Continue reading ‘Get your new colour brochure now!’
Tag: medical student
Aldbar Castle
Aldbar castle, south of Brechin was demolished in 1965. To play my short film on Aldbar castle and estate, please click on the image below: A rain-faded notice pinned upon … Continue reading Aldbar Castle
The Den o’ Aldbar
Seaton valley is beautiful. It is a quietly special place where ‘Nature’ reclaims antiquity: The Den o’ Albar is beautiful. It is a quiet place where ‘Antiquity’ reclaims nature:
Lecture in progress
The ‘Lecture in Progress’ sign that features in this film was only illuminated whilst we, as medical students, waited outside the Anatomy Department of Marischal College, Aberdeen. Lecture in Progress: … Continue reading Lecture in progress
Dunbuy
Dunbuy rock, with its distinctive natural arch, is to be found just beyond Cruden Bay on a promontory reaching out into the North Sea. As a medical student, after visiting … Continue reading Dunbuy
The matoke eaters
When I worked in Kampala I was fed by local families. They were ever so kind to me. Every day we eat matoke (green bananas) – it was delicious. This … Continue reading The matoke eaters
Serotonin and gut motility (1963)
This letter to the BMJ from December 1963 interested me. I worked in Kampala, Uganda between 1989 and 1990 and experienced the green banana diet.
In the time after my first kiss
Do you remember your first kiss? Where were you at the time? What of that moment stays with you? This film is a poetic journey that seeks to ‘advance deeper … Continue reading In the time after my first kiss