In Looking In: Experiences Through the Ages, Nicole and Iain discuss two multi-arts events at the Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival: Six O'clock in Princes Street and Neu! Reekie!

Named after the famous Wilfred Owen poem, Six O'clock in Princes Street was a night of poetry and performance in the stunning setting of Edinburgh Castle's Great Hall. Exploring veterans' experience with trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder, it was led by NHS Lothian, Scottish Poetry Library, Strange Town and Veterans First Point.

Popular spoken word night Neu! Reekie!, curated by Kevin Williamson and Michael Pedersen, took place in partnership with Dundee Literary Festival at Bonar Hall. Featuring novelist Jenni Fagan, presenting her short film Bangour Village Hospital, Loki, the Scottish rapper, guitarist Craig Lithgow, and Kevin Williamson and KiXX Collective performing a racy retelling of Robert Burns' Tam O'Shanter, it was a memorable evening.

You can watch material mentioned in the podcast here:

Jenni Fagan, Bangour Village Hospital: https://player.vimeo.com/video/219761618

Loki: https://www.youtube.com/user/misterloki100

Talking It Over is a podcast series produced as part of the Talking Heads project at the Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival by Nicole Bell and Iain Mitchell from Support in Mind Scotland. Find out more by visiting their website: https://www.supportinmindscotland.org.uk/