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Robert Carlyle

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2021 49:55


Edi meets the shining star of theatre, film and television and talks about growing up in Maryhill, attending drama school in Glasgow, and founding the Raindog theatre company.

Richard Holloway

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2021 43:01


Edi talks to the former Bishop of Edinburgh and Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church about family life and his early resolve to be an Anglican priest.

Joyce Cairns

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2021 33:21


Edi talks to one of Scotland's finest artists. and the first female president of the Royal Scottish Academy.

Jack Docherty

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2021 32:20


Edi in conversation with the Scot Squad actor about what inspires his role as Chief Commissioner, Cameron Miekelson in the award winning spoof documentary,

Prof Sir David Omand

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2021 39:54


Edi in conversation with to the former director of GCHQ. Born in Glasgow and educated at Glasgow Academy he talks about the challenges, personal and professional that he has faced.

Ali Watson

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2021 30:41


Edi meets the head of the school of international relations at St Andrew's University and hears how she found freedom and fulfillment despite personal challenge and adversity.

Atta Yaqub

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2021 31:39


Edi talks to the actor and youth worker, about the challenges of being catapulted to fame. Now a husband and father he reflects on his childhood in the east end of Glasgow.

Clare Hunter

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2021 30:17


The textile artist talks to Edi Stark about writing a book that nobody thought would sell.

Jock McFadyen

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2021 36:21


Edi Stark meets the eminent and maverick painter. He talks about how a commission in Orkney provoked a radical move in his work.

Val McDermid

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2021 45:42


The queen of crime returns to Stark Talk for a second time, one of the very few guests to do so... and there is much to say.

Jack Bruce

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2021 53:25


With powerful vocals and pioneering electric bass, the legendary Cream frontman revolutionised rock music and set the bar so high, many would argue it's never been surpassed.

Jenny Sealey

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2021 29:27


Edi Stark in conversation with Jenny Sealey, artistic director of Graeae Theatre which provides a platform for new generations of deaf and disabled talent.

Gordon Strachan

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2021 28:57


Edi interviewed Gordon Strachan in 2007 when he was manager of Celtic football club. He talks about his football life, devotion to family and the reasons for his abrasive manner.

Lynn Myles

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2021 30:00


Lynn Myles is one of only three women in Scotland to be a consultant neurosurgeon. She tells Edi Stark what led to her choosing the brain as her specialty.

Patrick Doyle

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2021 42:13


Edi talks to the twice Oscar nominated world class composer behind dozens of film scores.

Ellis Watson

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2021 29:08


Edi Stark in conversation with Ellis Watson in 2015, when he was chief executive of DC Publishing.

Nicola Benedetti

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2021 37:18


Edi talks to world acclaimed violinist about picking up a violin at the age of four and the privilege and responsibility of being able to play a multi million pound Stradivarius.

Peter Mullan

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2021 27:38


Edi Stark talks to the award winning actor, writer and director. Peter talks for the first time about his son's struggle with autism and how that affects family life.

Phyllida Law

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2021 30:12


Edi talks to the Scottish born actress who started writing in her late seventies. She was happily married to Eric Thomson who narrated and adapted The Magic Roundabout for TV.

Albert Watson

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2021 29:13


Albert Watson, the internationally renowned photographer talks to Edi about his early childhood in Penicuik and his adult life in Manhattan.

Alasdair Gray

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2021 30:01


Edi Stark talks to writer and artist Alasdair Gray.

Sir Cameron Macintosh

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2020 31:28


Edi Stark talks to the world's leading producer of musicals, including Cats, Miss Saigon, Phantom of the Opera and Les Miserables.

Steven Campbell

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2020 31:00


Edi Stark talks to the artist about being labelled along with 'the new Glasgow Boys' and his reputation as 'Scotland's greatest living artist'.

Prof Sir James Black

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2020 29:04


In a rare radio interview, the Nobel laureate talks to Edi Stark about his early life in Cowdenbeath, his passion for science and why he's the luckiest man in London.

Hamish MacInnes

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2020 28:28


In this extra podcast, Edi returns to an interview conducted in 1992 with Hamish MacInnes, the legendary climber and mountain rescue pioneer who died on 22nd November 2020 aged ninety.

Karen Cargill

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2020 28:38


Edi Stark in conversation with Karen Cargill.

Ian McEwan

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2020 45:23


Edi Stark talks to one of our foremost storytellers about his life and work.

Elish Angiolini

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2020 29:39


As the former Lord Advocate tells Edi, her roots in Govan are a far cry from the pomp of the Crown Office but she has been a passionate moderniser of the legal system.

Alan McGee

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2020 27:35


Edi talks to the founder of Creation records who discovered and managed the hugely successful band, Oasis. He talks about success, addiction, mental breakdown.

Dario Franchitti

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2020 29:57


Edi Stark in conversation with the Bathgate Motorsport legend.

Lady Veronica Maclean

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2020 28:46


Edi Stark talks to the daughter of the Fraser Clan Chief and widow of Sir FItzroy Maclean about her exceptional life.

Joe Simpson

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2020 29:36


Edi talks to the writer about his life changing fall off the face of Siula Grande.

Irvine Welsh

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2020 28:57


Edi Stark talks to the Edinburgh born Trainspotting novelist who admits to enjoying the chance for introspection and talks about growing up as an only child.

Steve Begg

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2020 28:16


Edi Stark talks to Edinburgh-born cinema visual effects supervisor whose work includes Casino Royale, Skyfall, Spectre, Aliens and Batman Begins.

Sharleen Spiteri

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2020 27:47


Edi Stark talks to the solo artist and lead singer of Texas.

Mary Quant

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2020 29:20


Edi Stark in conversation with fashion revolutionary who lifted the mood as well as the hemline of female fashion in the twentieth century.

James Cosmo

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2020 29:08


Edi Stark talks to one of Scotland's most popular and recognisable actors.

Iain Banks

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2020 30:11


Edi Stark talks to novelist and science fiction writer at his home in Fife.

Ian Hutchinson

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2020 29:03


Edi Stark talks to the Battle of Britain veteran from Govan as he recalls the most momentous month of his life.

Katherine Grainger

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2020 43:34


The Olympic rower from Aberdeen talks to Edi about the highs and lows of being so near gold in world class competition.

Janey Godley

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2020 32:28


Edi Stark talks to the stand up comedian about the comedy and tragedy of her life.

Professor Tommy Curry

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2020 35:00


Edi Stark talks to the professor of African philosophy and black male studies at the University of Edinburgh.

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