The issue of Brexit and the suspension of Parliament came to Edinburgh this week with an application to the Court of Session to stop it - even on a temporary basis. Here we speak to Ian Murray MP for Edinburgh South who is one of the 70 + petitioners.

Here we talk to some of the lovely people we met at the Fringe Meet the Media event. Get some Fringe inspiration here!

The Tartan Pimpernel by John Hughes and starring Graeme Dallas tells the story of Rev Donald Caskie Minister at the Scots Kirk in Paris during WW2

Talking to playwright Mark McAuley

This is the first instalment in a mini series of chats with the council leader at the end of another year in office.

Speaking to Dr Newman about the collaboration between RGBE and a new botanical garden in Laos near the former capital Luang Prabang

We spoke to David Dorward who is in charge of the planting of the oldest floral clock in the world. He told us what has been used this year

The Book Festival in Charlotte Square is a real highlight in August for anyone who loves reading. Here we speak to Nick about the news of a big new sponsorship, some of the big names and the problems they encountered last year of visas for authors and where they are in dealing with that now.

There is a very special bottle of whisky for sale this week at Bonhams and Martin tells us all about it here.

Stephen Salter explains to us here his work over two decades to combat climate change. He hopes that the Centre for Climate Change at Cambridge University might pick his Project for funding in the future. This is science made simple by a master educator!