SCOTSIN momentum is gathering and we're now being contacted on a
regular basis by the press and media. SCOTSIN like to take this
opportunity to thank the following for initiating coverage and helping
us publicise SCOTSIN by writing about us, broadcasting us etc (in no
order): The Times, Financial Times Deutschland, The Guardian,
Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC1), Sunday Post, Scottish Daily
Record, Henry McLeish MSP and Kenny Macaskill MSP, Clark McGinn, Luath
Press, BBC Radio Scotland (Fred Macaulay, Jackie Brambles, Colin
Mackay), BBC Radio London (Tessa Dunlop), The Wharf, Talk 107FM,
Scottish Field, Time.com, Smooth Radio 102.2FM and BBC One (The One
Show). Lang may yer lum reek!
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or call 07748148080. Please take a look at our Media Packs and see Press and Coverage below.
"For hundreds of
years, Scots have been lured by the bright lights of London. A fledging
organisation, (SCOTSIN) Scots In London, has now planted a Saltire
firmly in the
heart of England’s capital." (extract from Daily Record, Nov 30th 2006,
two pages about Scotsin, p.4-5, article by David Coyle, Features Editor)
Press and Media coverage by date
Here is our growing list of Media Coverage (Full PDF Versions at base along with Media Coverage by format version):
Magazines / Website (Jan 26 2008): Time Magazine (Time.com) , "The Baccanal of Burns Night" article about Scots In London and Burns Suppers by Hugh Porter.
Television (Jan 25 2008): BBC 1 "The One Show", 1minute - Eddie Tait does Burns at 7pm.
Radio (Jan 25 2008): Smooth Radio London 102.2FM "Burns Night" Radio Interview for News - Eddie Tait.
Radio (Jan 25 2008): Radio Interview with Richard Martin "Burns and Scots In London". (TBC), 2.5mins interview about Burns Night traditions and Scots In London.
Press (Jan 23 2008): Daily Record, "London Calling ": full page article about Scots In London and Burns Suppers with large photo from SIL Burns Night, p.13 (Burns Pull-Out).
Radio (Nov 30 2007): BBC Radio Scotland "Good Morning Scotland with Gary Robertson", Interview session with E.Tait, W.Docherty, D.Crolla and F.Serle at 7.45am. Happy St Andrews Week!
Radio (Oct 5 2007): Smooth Radio, "Drive Time Show with Martin Collins, 1minute mention post-Kenny Logan interview.
Radio (Aug 13 2007): BBC Radio London, "Late Show" with Tessa
Dunlop, 1hr 30mins interview with
Scotsin's Eddie Tait on Scots In London, posing the question do we need
Scots more than Scots need us? Investigating the case for Devolution
and being Scottish in
London with newspaper review at 11.30pm-1am.
Press (2007 tbc): The Times - Photos and articles about Scots In London.
Press (Apr 26 2007): Financial Times Deutschland: One of Five articles about 300 Anniversary of The Union between Scotland and England featuring Scots In London.
Television (Apr 16 2007): ABC1 (Australian Broadcasting Corporation), The Foreign Correspondent "United Kingdom - Scot Free" by Jane Hutcheon - footage from ScotsIn Burns Supper 2007. Read the transcript from the Show by clicking here
(20 mins of footage from 3hours shot featuring Eddie Tait, Nigel
Griffiths MP, Pinstripe Highlanders, Stewart Lait, Goldie and Grant,
all at SIL Burns bash, alongside Interviews with Sir Sean Connery, Alex Salmond MP,
Prof. Tom Devine et al.) - now available from Eddie Tait).
Press (Mar 2007) - Title tbc, Dutch Equivalent of Spectator / Economist on The Union.
Magazines (Feb 2007): "The Guardian "There was a Rabbi, a Priest and a Vicar" (...and a Scotsman), article featuring Eddie Tait, Scots In London (pictured above).
Press (Feb 2007): "The Guardian "There was a Rabbi, a Priest and a Vicar" (...and a Scotsman), article featuring Eddie Tait, Scots In London.
Press (Dec 31 2006): Sunday Post, half page with photo entitled "Eddie runs a Tartan Embassy in London! " , p.14.
Press (Nov 30 2006) Daily Record ,
two full pages with one large photo, SIL logo, and 3 medium photos,
entitled "London Calling " and "Looking after your own folk" ,written by
Eddie Tait and David Coyle, p.4 and p.5.
Press (Nov 23 2006): The Wharf (Mirror Group), half page in Canary Wharf newspaper with large photo entitled "Tartan Army flying the flag for Scotland" , p.5. Pictured left. Image: The Wharf .
Books (Nov 2006): Henry McLeish and Kenny Macaskill, "Wherever the Saltire Flies ",
Luath Press, p.28-29 and p.107 about Eddie Tait and Scots In London
with 16 pages on The Royal Scottish Corporation/London Scots. Pictured left. Image: Luath Press Ltd.
Books (Nov 2006): Clark McGinn, "The Ultimate Burns Supper ", Luath Press, p. Recommended SIL website.
Radio (Nov 1 2006): BBC Radio Scotland, "Good Morning Scotland" with Fred Macaulay and Jackie Brambles, 10 minute interview about Scots In London with Scotsin's Eddie Tait at 9.30am.
Press (Oct 30 2006): Daily Record, full page with large photo entitled "Need haggis in London, I'm your Man!", p.17.
Radio (Oct 30 2006): Talk 107 FM Lunchtime Show, 5 minute live interview with Scotsin's Eddie Tait at 2.15pm.
Radio (Jun, 2006): BBC Radio Scotland, "Scotland at Ten with Colin Mackay", 30 minute panel debate on "West Lothian Question" with Scotsin's Eddie Tait, Edwina Currie MP, Scottish Academic and Jim McGovern MSP for SNP at 10pm.
Magazines (Mar 2006): Scottish Field "Social Scene" , full page of 13 photos from SIL event, p.31 (pictured above).
Press and Media by Medium
Television
Television (Jan 25 2008): BBC 1 "The One Show", 1minute - Eddie Tait does Burns at 7pm.
Television (Apr 16 2007): ABC1 (Australian Broadcasting Corporation),
The Foreign Correspondent "United Kingdom - Scot Free" by Jane Hutcheon
- footage from ScotsIn Burns Supper 2007. Read the transcript from the
Show by clicking here (20 mins of footage from 3hours shot featuring
Eddie Tait, Nigel Griffiths MP, Pinstripe Highlanders, Stewart Lait,
Goldie and Grant, all at SIL Burns bash, alongside Interviews with Sir
Sean Connery, Alex Salmond MP, Prof. Tom Devine et al.) - now available
from Eddie Tait).
Radio
Radio (Jan 25 2008): Smooth Radio London 102.2FM "Burns Night" Radio Interview for News - Eddie Tait.
Radio (Jan 25 2008): Radio Interview with Richard Martin "Burns and
Scots In London". (TBC), 2.5mins interview about Burns Night traditions
and Scots In London.
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Radio (Nov 30 2007): BBC Radio Scotland "Good Morning Scotland with
Gary Robertson", Interview session with E.Tait, W.Docherty, D.Crolla
and F.Serle at 7.45am. Happy St Andrews Week!
Radio (Oct 5 2007): Smooth Radio, "Drive Time Show with Martin Collins, 1minute mention post-Kenny Logan interview.
Radio (Aug 13 2007): BBC Radio London, "Late Show" with Tessa
Dunlop, 1hr 30mins interview with Scotsin's Eddie Tait on Scots In
London, posing the question do we need Scots more than Scots need us?
Investigating the case for Devolution and being Scottish in London with
newspaper review at 11.30pm-1am.
Radio (Nov 1 2006): BBC Radio Scotland, "Good Morning Scotland" with
Fred Macaulay and Jackie Brambles, 10 minute interview about Scots In
London with Scotsin's Eddie Tait at 9.30am.
Radio (Oct 30 2006): Talk 107 FM Lunchtime Show, 5 minute live interview with Scotsin's Eddie Tait at 2.15pm.
Radio (Jun, 2006): BBC Radio Scotland, "Scotland at Ten with Colin
Mackay", 30 minute panel debate on "West Lothian Question" with
Scotsin's Eddie Tait, Edwina Currie MP, Scottish Academic and Jim
McGovern MSP for SNP at 10pm.
Press
Press (Jan 23 2008): Daily Record, "London Calling ": full page
article about Scots In London and Burns Suppers with large photo from
SIL Burns Night, p.13 (Burns Pull-Out).
Press (2007 tbc): The Times - Photos and articles about Scots In
London.
Press (Apr 26 2007): Financial Times Deutschland: One of Five articles
about 300 Anniversary of The Union between Scotland and England
featuring Scots In London.
Press (Mar 2007) - Title tbc, Dutch Equivalent of Spectator / Economist on The Union.
Press (Feb 2007): "The Guardian "There was a Rabbi, a Priest and a
Vicar" (...and a Scotsman), article featuring Eddie Tait, Scots In
London.
Press (Dec 31 2006): Sunday Post, half page with photo entitled "Eddie runs a Tartan Embassy in London!" , p.14.
Press (Nov 30 2006) Daily Record , two full pages with one large
photo, SIL logo, and 3 medium photos, entitled "London Calling " and
"Looking after your own folk" ,written by Eddie Tait and David Coyle,
p.4 and p.5.
Press (Nov 23 2006): The Wharf (Mirror Group), half page in Canary
Wharf newspaper with large photo entitled "Tartan Army flying the flag
for Scotland" , p.5. Pictured left. Image: The Wharf .
Press (Oct 30 2006): Daily Record, full page with large photo entitled "Need haggis in London, I'm your Man!", p.17.
Books
Books (Nov 2006): Henry McLeish and Kenny Macaskill, "Wherever the
Saltire Flies ", Luath Press, p.28-29 and p.107 about Eddie Tait and
Scots In London with 16 pages on The Royal Scottish Corporation/London
Scots. Pictured left. Image: Luath Press Ltd.
Books (Nov 2006): Clark McGinn, "The Ultimate Burns Supper ", Luath Press, p. Recommended SIL website.
Magazines
Magazines / Website (Jan 25 2008): Time Magazine (Time.com) , "The
Baccanal of Burns Night" article about Scots In London and Burns
Suppers by Hugh Porter.
Magazines (Feb 2007): "The Guardian "There was a Rabbi, a Priest and a
Vicar" (...and a Scotsman), article featuring Eddie Tait, Scots In
London (pictured above).
Magazines (Mar 2006): Scottish Field "Social Scene" , full page of 13
photos from SIL event, p.31 (pictured above).
Media Packs
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