MusicObituaryKenneth McKellar obituaryClassical tenor and skilful interpreter of Scottish popular songOne of the most accomplished classical tenors of his generation, Kenneth McKellar, who has died of pancreatic cancer aged 82, spent the majority of his career performing the popular and folk songs of his native Scotland on radio and television. His one foray into mainstream pop music was not a success. In 1966 McKellar was selected to perform the British entry for the Eurovision song contest, which took place in Luxembourg. Read More...
Music This article is more than 14 years oldKirsty MacColl's mother ends campaign for justice after nine yearsThis article is more than 14 years oldOn anniversary of singer's death, her mother abandons bid to bring to justice the man she believes killed her daughterThe anniversary next week of her daughter's untimely death will find Jean MacColl at the Brixton Academy, south London, watching The Pogues belt out the Christmas classic Fairytale of New York. Read More...
10 of the bestFictionTen of the best examples of scarsThe Odyssey by Homer
When Odysseus returns home to Ithaca, no one recognises him until his old slave Eurycleia washes his feet. She knows who he is when she sees the scar on his leg, unmistakably the same one that the young Odysseus got while boar hunting on Mount Parnassus.
David Copperfield by Dickens
Rosa Dartle has dark hair, eager eyes and a scar. Read More...
