Meet you at the statue in an hour

I was late. 6 minutes 26 seconds late [to be exact], still you smiled. The statue did not matter. It was the meeting, that smile.

Tak tent o’ time

In Under Milkwood we are reminded in hairt-beat-words/sounds that: ‘TIME PASSES. LISTEN. TIME PASSES’. Films about Lecropt and the Stirlings of Keir [to play each short film please click on … Continue reading Tak tent o’ time

‘It is said that he had 3 years’ work in his studio’

Alexander Brodie was a most talented sculptor. He died 100 years before I was born. He is buried not far from my great-great-great grandfather in St Clement’s Churchyard, Footdee. This … Continue reading ‘It is said that he had 3 years’ work in his studio’

Theatrical Excitement in Edinburgh

The above is from the Book of Scottish Anecdote. I made this film about Edinburgh’s first theatre: Scenery in a small place [Playhouse Close, Canongate: a ‘cradle of the legitimate … Continue reading Theatrical Excitement in Edinburgh