The election is over, Parliament has been sworn in, now we need to elect a First Minister.  Which of the three candidates will it be?  Only joking, it's obvious who is going to be FM, but thanks to Willie and Ross for the entertainment value.

The Week in Holyrood, with Charles Fletcher

Host John Drummond chats with Prof David Edgerton,  English historian and author of "The Rise and Fall of the British Nation" and reveals some very interesting insights from the perspective of someone living outside of Scotland. 

Host John Drummond chats with Prof David Edgerton,  English historian and author of "The Rise and Fall of the British Nation" and reveals some very interesting insights from the perspective of someone living outside of Scotland. 

Scottish sports podcast with hosts Michael and Matthew, this week covering the Scottish Cup finals, looking at the Scotland squad for the Euros and news on ice hockey and shinty

Scottish sports podcast with hosts Michael and Matthew, this week covering the Scottish Cup finals, looking at the Scotland squad for the Euros and news on ice hockey and shinty

The second of James E's interviews with author Ethyl Smith, this time talking about books 3 and 4 of her series set in the time of the Covenanters, entitled Broken Times and Desperate Times.

Ethyl's books are available from Thunderpoint Bookshop, plus all the usual booksellers.  Her facebook page is @changedtimesscottishhistoricalfiction and you can contact Ethyl at [email protected] or by twitter @ethylsmith

If you missed our first interview covering books 1 and 2, you can hear it again here: https://yescowal.podbean.com/e/guest-podcast-of-the-week-james-e-interviews-scots-author-ethyl-smith/

The second of James E's interviews with author Ethyl Smith, this time talking about books 3 and 4 of her series set in the time of the Covenanters, entitled Broken Times and Desperate Times.

Ethyl's books are available from Thunderpoint Bookshop, plus all the usual booksellers.  Her facebook page is @changedtimesscottishhistoricalfiction and you can contact Ethyl at [email protected] or by twitter @ethylsmith

If you missed our first interview covering books 1 and 2, you can hear it again here: https://yescowal.podbean.com/e/guest-podcast-of-the-week-james-e-interviews-scots-author-ethyl-smith/

The election is over, the new Scottish Parliament has been sworn in at Holyrood.  Here's Charles Fletcher with a roundup of the political news of the week

The election is over, the new Scottish Parliament has been sworn in at Holyrood.  Here's Charles Fletcher with a roundup of the political news of the week

In our favourite sports show Michael and Matthew preview the last weekend football action in the league also news on tennis and more