Ian Johnston
Ian Johnston has written a number of books and appeared on many TV documentaries on a maritime theme many of them to do with the river Clyde. His shipbuilding histories include that of Wm Beardmore & Co at Dalmuir, John
Roger Sturrock
Roger Sturrock is currently Assisting Minister Kelvin West Parish Church and Hon. Chaplain to University of Glasgow Medical School. He is also Chair of the Board of Directors of the Lodging House Mission. He previously had a long and distinguished
Paul Macalinden
Paul MacAlindin has conducted orchestras and ensembles all over the world, from the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, the RSNO, the SCO, Oulu Sinfonia and Armenian Philharmonic to the ensembles of the Düsseldorf Symphoniker, Psappha and Cantiere Montepulciano. He has recorded for
Elspeth Crocket
Elspeth is a retired French and German lecturer/teacher and have been a volunteer guide for Historic Environment Scotland at Dumbarton Castle for about 8 years. I started my career as a college lecturer in Germany and then as a teacher
Bruce Keith
Bruce Keith is a retired chartered surveyor and environmentalist, having started his professional career working on several Perthshire and Aberdeenshire estates and in Edinburgh with the Department of Agriculture. Bruce moved south of the border to Peterborough in 1996
Ken Wardrop
Ken was born in Falkirk but has lived in Glasgow since the age of 8. Schooled at Jordanhill, he completed a geography degree at Edinburgh University and a town planning diploma at Glasgow University, before stumbling into a career in
David Bruce
David Bruce is a former Director of the Scottish Film Council and of the Edinburgh International Film Festival. He initially worked as a musician and documentary film- maker following a spell in theatre and film in London. He now lives
Alex Ritchie
Alex Ritchie was born in Glasgow, and is a graduate of Glasgow University. His career was with the Royal Commision on Historical Manuscripts and The National Archives in London. His interests include shipbuilding, church history and business history. These will
Martin Hendry
Professor Martin Hendry “Listening to Einstein’s Universe: the dawn and exciting future of gravitational astronomy” Gravitational waves are ripples in the fabric of the cosmos predicted by Albert Einstein more than 100 years ago and produced by some of the
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