Emeli Sande chats her latest album, How Were We To Know’, Sir Ian Rankin talks about his involvement with Streetreads, and King Creosote returns with new album 'I Des'.

Alan Cumming talks to Janice Forsyth about society's obsession with ageing in his upcoming show Alan Cumming Is Not Acting His Age and 25 years on from Cher's song Believe hitting No 1 in the UK Charts, Michelle McManus hears from Edinburgh born Paul Barry about co-writing this timeless classic. And Glasgow born Outlander, Vigil and Karen Pirie star Lauren Lyle talks about playing the lead in a new Highland-set horror movie called Mercy Falls.

Liz Lochhead, poet, playwright and former Makar - Scotland's national poet - tells Nicola about her new book, A Handsel, which features new poems alongside all her previous collections. And Scottish actor Ashley Jensen, who recently starred in the television adaptation of Andrew O'Hagan's Mayflies, talks to Janice about taking up the lead role in the new series of Shetland.

The Culture Scene Podcast brings you highlights from the 2023 SAY Awards, with chats from nominees, performers, and three time SAY Award winner’s Young Fathers.

Artistic Director of Tron Theatre, Andy Arnold reflects on the past 16 years being at the helm of the Glasgow Theatre , and why now is the time to move on.

Nicola hears from Cat Dunn, curator of new exhibition Crafted Selves: The Unfinished Conversation which showcases the work of 13 Scotland based artists exploring dual identities.

Michelle McManus chats to Scottish wrestler Jack Jester ahead of his upcoming show.

We hear all about the Paisley Chimes Project, a major project to restore the sounds of history as Paisley Town Hall's Carillon comes back to life.

And Michelle chats to Joy Dunlop about the Royal National Mòd which returns to Paisley for the first time in 10 years.

Nicola Meighan takes you behind the scenes at the reopening of The National Galleries in Edinburgh to explore their new exhibition spaces, and actor Gary Lamont talks about his role as head waiter Dean in TV drama Boiling Point, set in a busy restaurant kitchen.

Nicola Meighan in conversation with Billy Sloan as they deep dive into his memoir of his life and career which spans an incredible 45 years in Scottish Music scene.

Plus Lauren Mayberry chats about embarking on her new solo career and a sound all her own, a decade after bursting on the scene with the synth icons CHVRCHES.

Gary Clark and John Carney on their latest film colaboration - Flora and Son., Scottish animators Will Anderson and Ainslie Henderson tell all about their debut feature A Cat Called Dom,Dougray Scott chats the new series of Irvine Welsh's Crime, and we hear from this year's Bloody Scotland McIlvanney Prize winners.

Nicola Meighan takes you behind the scenes at Bloody Scotland, the annual international crime writing festival which takes place in Stirling. Guests include Lin Anderson, Prof Lorna Dawson, Marisa Haeztman, Abir Mukherjee, Val McDermid, Christopher Brookmyre, Arusa Quareshi and Pauline MacLean.