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The Edinburgh Reporter Podcast 19 January 2019

Here we speak to Fiona McCrindle who is taking over the Torrance Gallery --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/edinburgh-reporter/message

Robots

This is the major new exhibition at the National Museum of Scotland on Chambers Street --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/edinburgh-reporter/message

Incredible Distance

This is an audio visual installation which you can see and hear until mid February at WHALE Arts and the Fruitmarket Gallery. It is the result of a collaboration between the Scottish Chamber Orchestra and people in Wester Hailes. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/edinburgh-reporter/message

How to claim Universal Credit in Edinburgh

Here we speak to Tony McGoldrick from the DWP who busts the myth about waiting for five weeks for payment. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/edinburgh-reporter/message

Cabinet papers from 2003 to the public on 3 January 2019released

We spoke with Bruno Longmore and Neil Miller at the National Records Office about some of the 15 year-old Cabinet papers released to the general public.

A chat with the stars of Beauty and the Beast

Allan Stewart and Grant Stott head up this year’s Panto at The King’s. Beauty and the Beast has not been staged there for around 50 years. Joining them as Belle is Gillian Parkhouse who joined us in the rehearsal room for a chat

Ricky Demarco protesting at City Chambers 22 November 2018

City figure Ricky Demarco joined campaigners trying to save St Johns School in Portobello we spoke to him outside the City Chambers

Uncovering a 12th century house in Cowgate

The city’s archaeologist John Lawson told us about the 12th century house which he has discovered behind India Buildings on Victoria Street

Keith Hartley Chief Curator and Deputy Director of Modern and Contemporary Art at NGS speaking about Warhol and Paolozzi

There is a new exhibition at Modern Two showing work by Pop Art giants Eduardo Paolozzi and Andy Warhol - although the curator is not sure that they would have got along very well! There are many parallels int heir work brought out here.

Speaking with author Robert Philip

Robert PhilIp is a music historian and Edinburgh resident. He has just published a huge book on orchestral music, The Classical Music Lover's Companion to Orchestral Music. It is published by Yale University Press. Here he talks to The Edinburgh Reporter about the book.