HeyJaredBrian Beacom
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
- 7
- Latest publication
- Oct 1, 2026
- Outlet visibility, for Herald Scotland
- Top 50K sites
- Earliest in this view
- Jul 4, 2026
Latest articles
From Linwood to the West End: The Scot bringing Lily Savage back to life (opens the original)
Read excerpt
Could Joe Houston ever have imagined, when growing up in Linwood alongside the ghost of a dead car plant, the direction his astonishingly dramatic life would take? “Absolutely not,” he says, grinning. “I loved Renfrewshire. And I once thought Paisley on a Saturday afternoon was the centre of the universe. But I had no idea what was in front of me.” Houston could never have imagined that he and his Mancunian partner Will Whelton would go on to become two of the UK’s hottest young theatre talents.
'What has BBC Scotland ever done for us? Not a lot, lately' (opens the original)
Read excerpt
The signals being broadcast from Pacific Quay weren’t great from the start. Almost 20 years ago, the BBC's new development opened at a cost of £188 million, around £60 million more than the original prediction, and since that time viewers and radio listeners have been wondering whether their bang for their buck has ever really matched. Why has this giant Egyptian temple of a building, with its relaxation pods and lavish facilities, not produced a proportionate increase in home-grown drama? Why h
Grief, god and ginger hair: Eilidh Loan on how gran inspired hit Fringe play Cathy (opens the original)
Read excerpt
The pressing question when chatting to Eilidh Loan is ‘Did she suffer from Second Album Syndrome?’ After all, how can you follow up the writing and directing success of her debut play Moorcroft - nominated for Best Writer at the Stage Debut Awards, and for two CATS Awards in 2022 - and not be a wee bit terrified? “Yes, 100 per cent, I was,” she says smiling in recall. “But the real pressure came again from writing about someone in my family. It comes from the massive responsibility you feel for
A tyrant, a travelogue and some very rude cats on this week's telly (opens the original)
Read excerpt
Hitler was a charming man. A twinkly eyed charismatic creature who caused women’s hearts to flutter and mesmerised men to the point of idolisation. His little Charlie Chaplin moustache served to suggest easy likeability while the suave Austrian – who wore a dinner jacket to the theatre - was considered to have a super intellect. Yes, the overriding storyline in Dictator: the Hitler Interviews, (Saturday, Channel 4) was one of unalloyed adoration for a screaming madman, a tyrant hellbent on unlea
Why A History of Paper is the Scottish theatre love story you won’t want spoiled (opens the original)
Read excerpt
Here’s a tricky interview. No, it’s not that Alan Cumming and Shirley Henderson are reluctant to engage - in fact, they are more than keen to describe in detail their latest theatre endeavour, A History of Paper. But here’s the problem; Cumming agrees that the script by Oliver Emanuel and Gareth Williams comes wrapped up in cleverness, the play’s conceit - a reflection on how much paper enhances and integrates with our lives - may sound dull, but the storyline and the song lyrics are so evocativ
Publishing over time
Last 90 days. Choose a month to open its work.
Recurring subjects
Named in the text we hold. One piece can cover several.
Audience
Top 50K sites
For Herald Scotland, the outlet · Measured Aug 1, 2026
Website popularity band, not a count of readers or article views.
About this data
Counts cover the work we have indexed. Tone needs enough text and a confident classification. Excerpts and episode notes are not full articles or transcripts.
Identity or attribution wrong? Suggest a correction.