On the Guest List this week Anne-Marie Minhall talks to two of the world's leading authors Alexander McCall Smith and Ian Rankin....

Both McCall Smith and Rankin are taking part in Scottish Opera's new season featuring collaborations between some of Scotland's most famous composers and

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Ian Rankin is collaborating with the film composer Craig Armstrong on a new piece entitled 'Gesualdo'

While Alexander McCall Smith is working with the composer Stephen Deazley on a work called 'Dream Angus' ...