Black Diamonds and the Blue Brazil, Callum McSorley, Royal Scottish Academy at 200

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Writer Gary McNair talks about Black Diamonds and the Blue Brazil, a story of family, football and finding home that follows Sally, a local woman made good in business in California, and Rio, who returns to Cowdenbeath for the funeral of her miner father. There, she is pulled back into the world of their local football club. The Royal Lyceum Theatre in Edinburgh is gearing up for this brand new piece of musical theatre, opening on Friday and inspired by a non-fiction book by Ron Ferguson. The drama features original music from Deacon Blue’s Ricky Ross., Head of collections Sandy Wood tells Len how the Royal Scottish Academy of Art and Architecture, which supports contemporary artists, is celebrating its bicentenary this year. Author Callum McSorley chats about Rat Race, the final book in his McCoist trilogy, which is out this week and explores the darker side of Glasgow.