Nicola Meighan
@nicolameighan.bsky.social
Arts Writer & Broadcaster 🏳️⚧️
Friday Afternoons, BBC Radio Scotland
A Kick Up The Arts podcast
akickupthearts.org
Interviews: Dolly Parton, Patti Smith, Martha Reeves, Joan Collins
Friday Afternoons, BBC Radio Scotland
A Kick Up The Arts podcast
akickupthearts.org
Interviews: Dolly Parton, Patti Smith, Martha Reeves, Joan Collins
Next week! Thursday afternoon Oct 9, 2.30pm - The Stand in Glasgow (opposite Kelvinbridge Subway): thee mighty @damedenisemina.bsky.social in conversation. We’ll talk books, films, music, life, the universe, everything. Join us! Tickets / more info: www.akickupthearts.org/live-events/...
October 1, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Next week! Thursday afternoon Oct 9, 2.30pm - The Stand in Glasgow (opposite Kelvinbridge Subway): thee mighty @damedenisemina.bsky.social in conversation. We’ll talk books, films, music, life, the universe, everything. Join us! Tickets / more info: www.akickupthearts.org/live-events/...
This week's newsletter is here! With @damedenisemina.bsky.social live at The Stand in Glasgow (Oct 9)! @govindajeggy.bsky.social live (same; Nov 13)!
Plus: tune into @ambroseparry.bsky.social! Chris Brookmyre! Clare Grogan! Loads more! It's all here: www.akickupthearts.org/campaigns/vi...
Plus: tune into @ambroseparry.bsky.social! Chris Brookmyre! Clare Grogan! Loads more! It's all here: www.akickupthearts.org/campaigns/vi...
September 24, 2025 at 4:05 PM
This week's newsletter is here! With @damedenisemina.bsky.social live at The Stand in Glasgow (Oct 9)! @govindajeggy.bsky.social live (same; Nov 13)!
Plus: tune into @ambroseparry.bsky.social! Chris Brookmyre! Clare Grogan! Loads more! It's all here: www.akickupthearts.org/campaigns/vi...
Plus: tune into @ambroseparry.bsky.social! Chris Brookmyre! Clare Grogan! Loads more! It's all here: www.akickupthearts.org/campaigns/vi...
Standard Monday. Entered a portal. 🌞🍄
September 22, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Standard Monday. Entered a portal. 🌞🍄
I always love chatting with thee legend @damedenisemina.bsky.social, and I'm delighted she'll join me at The Stand in Glasgow, Oct 9, 2.30pm - discussing her brilliant thriller, The Good Liar, and also some of her favourite Scottish LPs, films & books. Join us! www.akickupthearts.org/live-events/...
September 20, 2025 at 9:40 AM
I always love chatting with thee legend @damedenisemina.bsky.social, and I'm delighted she'll join me at The Stand in Glasgow, Oct 9, 2.30pm - discussing her brilliant thriller, The Good Liar, and also some of her favourite Scottish LPs, films & books. Join us! www.akickupthearts.org/live-events/...
Monday wandering / my favourite doorway / (treacherous) stairway to heaven… 🌞🌧️🍁
September 15, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Monday wandering / my favourite doorway / (treacherous) stairway to heaven… 🌞🌧️🍁
This Thursday! Two of my favourite writers & people - always a joy to chat with @brookmyre.bsky.social & Marisa Haetzman aka #AmbroseParry. We’ll be talking about their fab books, & some Scottish LPs, films & novels they love. Join us at The Stand, Glasgow, 2.30pm! www.thestand.co.uk/performance/...
September 9, 2025 at 11:30 AM
This Thursday! Two of my favourite writers & people - always a joy to chat with @brookmyre.bsky.social & Marisa Haetzman aka #AmbroseParry. We’ll be talking about their fab books, & some Scottish LPs, films & novels they love. Join us at The Stand, Glasgow, 2.30pm! www.thestand.co.uk/performance/...
Next week! I’m in conversation with wildlife superstar Gordon Buchanan at The Stand in Edinburgh, Aug 19, 2-3pm. It’d be lovely to see you there. Tickets: www.thestand.co.uk/performance/...
August 12, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Next week! I’m in conversation with wildlife superstar Gordon Buchanan at The Stand in Edinburgh, Aug 19, 2-3pm. It’d be lovely to see you there. Tickets: www.thestand.co.uk/performance/...
If you're free next week, I'm in conversation with wonderful @barbaradickson.bsky.social at @standcomedyclub.bsky.social in Edinburgh, she’ll play some songs too, and it'd be lovely to see you there. Barbara will also play some songs! 🧡 August 20, 2-3pm. Tickets: www.thestand.co.uk/performance/...
August 12, 2025 at 10:09 AM
If you're free next week, I'm in conversation with wonderful @barbaradickson.bsky.social at @standcomedyclub.bsky.social in Edinburgh, she’ll play some songs too, and it'd be lovely to see you there. Barbara will also play some songs! 🧡 August 20, 2-3pm. Tickets: www.thestand.co.uk/performance/...
Delighted to be a judge for this year's McIlvanney Prize for Scottish Crime Book of the Year. What an incredible longlist. Too bloody good, in fact. We've got our work cut out. 🪓🪓🪓
@bloodyscotland.bsky.social
@bloodyscotland.bsky.social
July 1, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Delighted to be a judge for this year's McIlvanney Prize for Scottish Crime Book of the Year. What an incredible longlist. Too bloody good, in fact. We've got our work cut out. 🪓🪓🪓
@bloodyscotland.bsky.social
@bloodyscotland.bsky.social
💃🏻🔥 Live next week! 💃🏻🔥
Looking forward to chatting with the fab @valmcdermid.bsky.social at Edinburgh’s @portybooks.bsky.social: July 9th, 7pm. Tickets start from a mere FIVER, and that includes a book voucher. There’s literally no excuse not to join us www.theportobellobookshop.com/events/val-m...
Looking forward to chatting with the fab @valmcdermid.bsky.social at Edinburgh’s @portybooks.bsky.social: July 9th, 7pm. Tickets start from a mere FIVER, and that includes a book voucher. There’s literally no excuse not to join us www.theportobellobookshop.com/events/val-m...
June 30, 2025 at 10:09 AM
💃🏻🔥 Live next week! 💃🏻🔥
Looking forward to chatting with the fab @valmcdermid.bsky.social at Edinburgh’s @portybooks.bsky.social: July 9th, 7pm. Tickets start from a mere FIVER, and that includes a book voucher. There’s literally no excuse not to join us www.theportobellobookshop.com/events/val-m...
Looking forward to chatting with the fab @valmcdermid.bsky.social at Edinburgh’s @portybooks.bsky.social: July 9th, 7pm. Tickets start from a mere FIVER, and that includes a book voucher. There’s literally no excuse not to join us www.theportobellobookshop.com/events/val-m...
💃🏻 New Edinburgh Fringe announcement!
Delighted that music icon @horsemcd.bsky.social joins me for A Kick Up The Arts live @standcomedyclub.bsky.social, Sunday August 24th, 2-3pm, celebrating 35 years of #TheSameSky
Tix here for tunes & chat. We’d love to see you! www.thestand.co.uk/performance/...
Delighted that music icon @horsemcd.bsky.social joins me for A Kick Up The Arts live @standcomedyclub.bsky.social, Sunday August 24th, 2-3pm, celebrating 35 years of #TheSameSky
Tix here for tunes & chat. We’d love to see you! www.thestand.co.uk/performance/...
June 23, 2025 at 6:09 PM
💃🏻 New Edinburgh Fringe announcement!
Delighted that music icon @horsemcd.bsky.social joins me for A Kick Up The Arts live @standcomedyclub.bsky.social, Sunday August 24th, 2-3pm, celebrating 35 years of #TheSameSky
Tix here for tunes & chat. We’d love to see you! www.thestand.co.uk/performance/...
Delighted that music icon @horsemcd.bsky.social joins me for A Kick Up The Arts live @standcomedyclub.bsky.social, Sunday August 24th, 2-3pm, celebrating 35 years of #TheSameSky
Tix here for tunes & chat. We’d love to see you! www.thestand.co.uk/performance/...
Justin Currie’s memoir, The Tremolo Diaries, is published on Aug 28. He’ll join me at Edinburgh Fringe for #AKickUpTheArts, live from The Stand (5 mins from Waverley) on Sat Aug 23, 2-3pm, to chat about that, Del Amitri, music, films, books, more. Join us! Tix here www.thestand.co.uk/performance/...
May 7, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Justin Currie’s memoir, The Tremolo Diaries, is published on Aug 28. He’ll join me at Edinburgh Fringe for #AKickUpTheArts, live from The Stand (5 mins from Waverley) on Sat Aug 23, 2-3pm, to chat about that, Del Amitri, music, films, books, more. Join us! Tix here www.thestand.co.uk/performance/...
To mark six months (roughly) since I had the possibly questionable, & undoubtedly impulsive, idea to start a DIY podcast, I’ve finally managed to build a vaguely functioning website for #AKickUpTheArts & I’d love you to listen / sign up for the newsletter… 🧡 akickupthearts.org
April 19, 2025 at 3:03 PM
To mark six months (roughly) since I had the possibly questionable, & undoubtedly impulsive, idea to start a DIY podcast, I’ve finally managed to build a vaguely functioning website for #AKickUpTheArts & I’d love you to listen / sign up for the newsletter… 🧡 akickupthearts.org
Quick trip to the always-ace Fruitmarket Gallery before today’s BBC Radio Scotland #Afternoons, live 2-4pm, with music, movies, telly, books - and I’d love a song suggestion from you to close the show, linking to Kate Bush’s Cloudbusting. Thank you! 💃🏻
April 18, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Quick trip to the always-ace Fruitmarket Gallery before today’s BBC Radio Scotland #Afternoons, live 2-4pm, with music, movies, telly, books - and I’d love a song suggestion from you to close the show, linking to Kate Bush’s Cloudbusting. Thank you! 💃🏻
Happy #RecordStoreDay to all who celebrate. Feeling like a bit of a slacker as I’m only just heading out the door; my kid’s already back from @assaiglasgow.bsky.social where she & her pals had been queuing all night. She got what she was after though! (This, & Chvrches’ #EveryOpenEye 🌞🧡💃🏻🔥)
April 12, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Happy #RecordStoreDay to all who celebrate. Feeling like a bit of a slacker as I’m only just heading out the door; my kid’s already back from @assaiglasgow.bsky.social where she & her pals had been queuing all night. She got what she was after though! (This, & Chvrches’ #EveryOpenEye 🌞🧡💃🏻🔥)
It’s time for A Kick Up The Arts with brilliant writer @michaelpedersen.bsky.social - on #MuckleFlugga, Trainspotting, Garbage, Edwin Morgan & more - recorded @thegladcafe.bsky.social with glorious music from Siobhan Wilson & Raveloe! Listen wherever you get your podcasts / here: akickupthearts.org
April 8, 2025 at 10:15 AM
It’s time for A Kick Up The Arts with brilliant writer @michaelpedersen.bsky.social - on #MuckleFlugga, Trainspotting, Garbage, Edwin Morgan & more - recorded @thegladcafe.bsky.social with glorious music from Siobhan Wilson & Raveloe! Listen wherever you get your podcasts / here: akickupthearts.org
Happy Friday! I’m live on BBC Radio Scotland #Afternoons, 2-4pm, with acting royalty Samantha Bond, Black Mirror star Lewis Gribben, Film on Friday, loads of music, and I’d love a #SomethingForTheWeekend track linking to The Waterboys’ Whole of the Moon for the end of the show - thank you! 🌞💃🏻
April 4, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Happy Friday! I’m live on BBC Radio Scotland #Afternoons, 2-4pm, with acting royalty Samantha Bond, Black Mirror star Lewis Gribben, Film on Friday, loads of music, and I’d love a #SomethingForTheWeekend track linking to The Waterboys’ Whole of the Moon for the end of the show - thank you! 🌞💃🏻
My mum’s hosting this year’s Mother’s Day celebrations in the time-honoured manner: by having a Rodeo in her garden… (That’s the first bourbon; it won’t be the last… 🌞💃🏻🥃)
March 30, 2025 at 5:09 PM
My mum’s hosting this year’s Mother’s Day celebrations in the time-honoured manner: by having a Rodeo in her garden… (That’s the first bourbon; it won’t be the last… 🌞💃🏻🥃)
A lovely woman at my husband’s work gave him a mystery package to pass on to me. Because they’re archaeologists, they’re pretty good at finding treasure, but even so, I wasn’t counting on this - a BBC matchbook! (Actually, two of them!) Love that every stick has branding too…
March 29, 2025 at 7:52 PM
A lovely woman at my husband’s work gave him a mystery package to pass on to me. Because they’re archaeologists, they’re pretty good at finding treasure, but even so, I wasn’t counting on this - a BBC matchbook! (Actually, two of them!) Love that every stick has branding too…
Happy LP release day to the glorious Deacon Blue. The band’s Ricky Ross & Lorraine McIntosh gave me a guided tour of The Great Western Road for #AKickUpTheArts. Listen on Apple, Amazon, Spotify, YouTube, wherever you get your podcasts, or right here! akickupthearts.org
March 21, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Happy LP release day to the glorious Deacon Blue. The band’s Ricky Ross & Lorraine McIntosh gave me a guided tour of The Great Western Road for #AKickUpTheArts. Listen on Apple, Amazon, Spotify, YouTube, wherever you get your podcasts, or right here! akickupthearts.org
There’s no paywall on The Times website this weekend, so if you fancy reading all about my love of Bright Eyes, chip shops, Richard Chamberlain, a Nick Cave confession, the three words that best describe me, and the song I’d have played at my funeral, it’s here! 🧡💃🏻 www.thetimes.com/uk/scotland/...
March 16, 2025 at 5:30 PM
There’s no paywall on The Times website this weekend, so if you fancy reading all about my love of Bright Eyes, chip shops, Richard Chamberlain, a Nick Cave confession, the three words that best describe me, and the song I’d have played at my funeral, it’s here! 🧡💃🏻 www.thetimes.com/uk/scotland/...