#edinburgh — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #edinburgh, aggregated by home.social.
-
Prime Video Revs Up Doc Series About F1 Driver Lando Norris
#Documentary #News #Edinburgh #EdinburghTVFestival #Lando #LandoNorris #PrimeVideohttps://deadline.com/2026/08/prime-video-lando-norris-doc-series-1237060764/
-
Channel 4 Plays Down Report Of ‘Bake Off’ Rift Between Nigella Lawson And Paul Hollywood
#News #Channel4 #Edinburgh #EdinburghTVFestival #TheGreatBritishBakeOffhttps://deadline.com/2026/08/channel-4-no-bake-off-nigella-lawson-paul-hollywood-rift-1237049201/
-
BBC Presenter Amol Rajan Says Broadcaster Is “Screwed” Unless Funding “Emergency” Is Fixed
#News #AmolRajan #BBC #Edinburgh #EdinburghTVFestivalhttps://deadline.com/2026/08/bbc-amol-rajan-screwed-funding-emergency-1237060773/
-
Patrick Holland Confirmed As Banijay’s UK Boss Following All3Media Merger
#Executives #News #All3Media #Banijay #BBC #Edinburgh #EdinburghTVFestival #PatrickHollandhttps://deadline.com/2026/08/banijay-uk-patrick-holland-ceo-1237060753/
-
Princes St in #Edinburgh is planned to fully reopen on Saturday (29 August 2026), after part closure caused by a fire in July, allowing #EdinburghTrams service to return to the city centre and to Leith/Newhaven, and #LothianBuses (etc) to return to their normal routes.
https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/news/article/14474/princes-street-to-reopen-on-saturday
-
‘The Celebrity Traitors’ Teaser Trailer: BBC Promises Tears & Shocks As Stars Like Bella Ramsey & Richard E. Grant Do Battle In Season 2
#Trailers #BBC #Edinburgh #EdinburghTVFestival #TheCelebrityTraitorshttps://deadline.com/2026/08/the-celebrity-traitors-trailer-bbc-season-2-1237056831/
-
Slowly going over the photos from my few days at the Fringe.
#Photography #NightPhotography #Edinburgh #Fringe2026 #Vibes #StreetPhotography #LowLightPhotography #TheBansheeLabyrinth
-
YouTube Makes Case Against Prominence For Broadcasters: “Creators And Publishers Will Be Pushed Down”
#News #Edinburgh #EdinburghTVFestival #PedroPina #YouTubehttps://deadline.com/2026/08/youtube-argues-against-prominence-1237059305/
-
Breakout BBC Comedy Hit ‘Ann Droid’ Renewed For Season 2
#CancellationsandRenewals #AnnDroid #BBC #Edinburgh #EdinburghTVFestivalhttps://deadline.com/2026/08/ann-droid-renewed-season-2-bbc-1237058043/
-
BBC Confirms Plans To Reboot ‘Top Gear’ Amid Speculation Jimmy Carr Will Host
#News #BBC #Edinburgh #EdinburghTVFestival #JimmyCarr #TopGearhttps://deadline.com/2026/08/bbc-confirms-top-gear-reboot-1237058846/
-
Purple #Heather in the #PentlandHills 🪐 #Edinburgh
-
Hot ticket: UK’s first sauna theatre draws swimwear-clad audiences
By Robyn VinterThe 80-seat venue at Edinburgh fringe combines sauna rituals with theatre, music, storytelling … and sweat
https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/aug/27/sauna-theatre-edinburgh-fringe-art
#Edinburghfestival2026 #Edinburghfestival #Fringetheatre #Theatre #Stage #Culture #Edinburgh #Scotland #UKnews #TheGuardian #RobynVinter
-
Hot ticket: UK’s first sauna theatre draws swimwear-clad audiences https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/aug/27/sauna-theatre-edinburgh-fringe-art #EdinburghFestival2026 #EdinburghFestival #FringeTheatre #Theatre #Stage #Culture #Edinburgh #Scotland #UkNews
-
Taken this day, 2016, Mary and Bryan Talbot signing The Red Virgin after our @edbookfest
https://www.flickr.com/photos/woolamaloo_gazette/29290950695/in/photostream/lightbox/that one was a delight to chair.
#books #livres #comics #GraphicNovels #BandeDessinee #EIBF #Edinburgh #Edimbourg #BryanTalbot #MaryTalbot #TheRedVirgin #EdinburghInternationalBookFestival #photography #photographie
-
Taken this day, 2013, late night at a misty @edbookfest.bsky.social https://www.flickr.com/photos/woolamaloo_gazette/9600636297/in/photostream/lightbox/
This was just after the tribute to the late Iain Banks event that a number of us attended, quite an emotional evening as normally he'd have been right there with us, sharing a drink & natter.
His publisher was trying to rush his final novel out in time for the festival, but he slipped away before then, so the event became a tribute evening. Single malts, of course, were imbibed.
-
"Hiya, Pals!"
https://www.flickr.com/photos/woolamaloo_gazette/55489865006/in/photostream/lightbox/Teviot at night, with large banner welcoming folks to the #Fringe
.
#Edinburgh #Edimbourg #EdinburghByNight #NightPhotography #architecture #batiment #photography #photographie #Teviot #EdinburghFringe #LongExposure
-
YouTube Uses Set-Piece Speech To Protest That It’s Not A “Villain” Intent On Toppling TV
#News #Edinburgh #EdinburghTVFestival #PedroPina #YouTubehttps://deadline.com/2026/08/youtube-not-a-villain-edinburgh-speech-pedro-pina-1237048999/
-
Sky Commits To Future Of ‘Saturday Night Live UK’: “We’re In This For The Long Run”
#News #Edinburgh #EdinburghTVFestival #ITV #SaturdayNightLiveUK #Skyhttps://deadline.com/2026/08/sky-saturday-night-live-long-run-1237049005/
-
Netflix On Meghan Markle Being Cast In ‘The Gentlemen’: “All Bets Are Off”
#News #Edinburgh #EdinburghTVFestival #MeghanMarkle #Netflix #TheGentlemenhttps://deadline.com/2026/08/netflix-meghan-markle-the-gentlemen-all-bets-off-1237050976/
-
Kate Winslet Headlines Netflix Series ‘The Unheard’ From Team Behind ‘Adolescence’
#News #Adolescence #Edinburgh #EdinburghTVFestival #KateWinslet #TheUnheardhttps://deadline.com/2026/08/kate-winslet-netflix-the-unheard-adolescence-1237050933/
-
Barry Keoghan To Reprise ‘Top Boy’ Role For Netflix Series ‘Jonny Boy’
#News #BarryKeoghan #Edinburgh #EdinburghTVFestival #Netflix #TopBoyhttps://deadline.com/2026/08/barry-keoghan-reprise-top-boy-netflix-jonny-boy-1237050883/
-
A reminder that a rather wonderful exhibition is only one for another weeks at the RSA. So if you are around (or visiting - wonder how many might be at the moment 🤔) get yourselves down to the RSA for a no cost treat. ps I covet the Flying Bears, but budgets must…
https://www.royalscottishacademy.org/viewing-room/73-joyce-w.-cairns-a-personal-odyssey/
-
Paramount UK Chief Ben Frow On Legal Battle Over 5 Crime Drama: “We Take Welfare Very Seriously”
#News #BenFrow #Edinburgh #EdinburghTVFestival #Paramounthttps://deadline.com/2026/08/paramount-ben-frow-legal-fight-blackbox-1237050825/
-
Tinderbox Collective Announces PlayAway 2026: Exploring Creative Tech, Games, and Community in Edinburgh
The amazing, grassroots cultural and music organisation Tinderbox Collective has announced PlayAway 2026, a one-day conference and exhibition taking place in Edinburgh this autumn.
Scheduled for Saturday 24 October 2026 at the Out of the Blue Drill Hall in Leith, the gathering is designed to explore the intersections between game design, creative technology, the arts, education, and community work.
Bridging Tech, Arts, Games and Public Life
PlayAway is built to dismantle traditional sector boundaries, asking fundamental questions about who gets to shape the technologies entering classrooms, cultural institutions, and public life. Rather than framing technology purely around commercial software products, the event focuses on how artists, educators, and game designers can build interactive work that is playful, practical, thoughtful, and directly serves communities.
For the Scottish games sector, the gathering aligns closely with the More Than Games agenda. It provides a direct forum to demonstrate how interactive design methodologies, real-time media, and play mechanics are actively applied across education, community organising, and artistic practice.
What to Expect on the Day
PlayAway 2026 runs from 10:00 to 16:45 and focuses on open discussion, accessible knowledge sharing, and peer networking over formal tech jargon. Attendees do not need a background in game design or software development to participate.
The programme includes:
- Talks and Panel Discussions: Critical conversations featuring artists, educators, community organisers, and game makers.
- Interactive Exhibition: Practical demos and showcase spaces highlighting grassroots creative tech and interactive projects.
- Networking and Social: Shared food and drinks throughout the day, followed by an informal evening get-together at the nearby Victoria Bar in Leith.
PlayAway 2026 Details & Tickets
To ensure accessibility across the community, the exhibition space is open to the public free of charge, with an accessible ticket price set for the conference programme.
- Date: Saturday 24 October 2026
- Time: 10:00 – 16:45 BST
- Venue: Out of the Blue Drill Hall, 36 Dalmeny Street, Edinburgh
- Evening Social: Victoria Bar, Leith
- Pricing: Exhibition is free to attend; Conference tickets (talks and panels) are £10
- Tickets & Information: Available here.
-
Okay, so I've seen Rent the other day, first time seeing a stage production. Performed by Edinburgh University Savoy Opera Group, it was quite good. I saw their preview and even with the first showing technical issues (as is common), it was phenomenal. The singing was great and so was the acting. Very powerful production.
Disclaimer: I know the director so I'm a little bit biased.
Also of the note: The venue doesn't have step-free access (more information in the link) and Rent has some heavy themes.
-
James Watt, who died OTD in 1819, designed a steam engine that was fundamental to the Industrial Revolution; see his instruments and engines at the history museum in #Edinburgh https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/uk/edinburgh/?s=mb #travel #Scotland #history
-
David Hume, who died OTD in 1776, was a leading figure of the Scottish Enlightenment, see his statue on the Royal Mile in #Edinburgh https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/uk/edinburgh/?s=mb #travel #Scotland #history
-
‘Never seen this level of objection’: #Scotland pushes back against #datacentre boom
#Holyrood ‘inching towards moratorium’ amid concerns over massive proposed developments in #Auchtertool and beyond
by Aisha Down, 25 Aug 2026
"In a village 21 miles north of #Edinburgh, a real estate consultancy plans to build a datacentre larger than the village itself – 35 metres high, with an area larger than 100 football pitches.
"Billed as the second-biggest datacentre in the world, the development in Auchertool, Fife, has attracted 1,600 objections.
" 'The public pressure is huge,' said David Torrance, a member of the Scottish parliament representing the village. 'I’ve never seen this level of objection to a local plan, and I have been in politics for 25 years.'
"Similar concerns are being echoed across Scotland, next to gargantuan planned developments in towns such as #Airdrie and #Larbert. In a matter of weeks, as the Scottish parliament comes back into session, the growing opposition could pose a challenge to #Britain ’s #AI strategy.
" 'The Scottish government is inching towards a moratorium,' said Kat Jones, director of the Edinburgh-based charity #ActionToProtectRuralScotland. 'MSPs return to parliament next week, after a summer in their constituencies where they have been hearing the concerns of local people about proposed #hyperscale #datacentres. They will be expecting action.'
"For months, #UK officials have been encouraging would-be datacentre developers to consider Scotland. In April, Fintan Slye, the chief executive of the UK’s National Energy System Operator (Neso), told a London audience to look north: 'If in the audience you have a big datacentre and you want to go to Scotland, please come talk to me, we will help you,' he said.
" 'They are coming up here because we are energy-rich, and we are water-rich, and England is in drought and the grid is struggling,' said Torrance.
"But Scotland, it turns out, isn’t having it. The proposal for Auchtertool is a behemoth: drawings show the 600MW datacentre towering over the village, dwarfing old stone houses and blocking the view of #fields and #forests.
" 'How can you possibly ask people to accept that?' Torrance said. 'You can see why the public is objecting.'
"Scotland has already started to take steps that could mean the Auchtertool datacentre – and dozens of others – may never be built."
#DatacentreMoratorium #DatacenterMoratorium #ScotlandResists #ResistanceIsFertile #Resistance #NoDatacenters #NoDatacentres #NoisePollution #LightPollution #ForestsAreLife #AISucks #AIDataCenters #UKPol #DatacenterResistance #DatacentreResistance