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Scottish actor admits he rejected Alien script believing 'nobody would watch it'

HAVING fluffed the chance to appear in the huge blockbuster hit, Alien, at least Bill Paterson hung on to his original script.

The National (Scotland) · Aug 2

Amazon reveals perfect first photo of Sophie Turner as Lara Croft as filming on its Tomb Raider TV show begins

Tomb Raider fans have walked back on their criticism of Sophie Turner playing Lara Croft after Amazon released the show's first official image.

TechRadar · Jan 15

Sigourney Weaver and Jason Isaacs cast in Tomb Raider TV series

Sigourney Weaver, Jason Isaacs, Celia Imrie and Bill Paterson have all joined the cast of the new Tomb Raider TV series for Amazon Prime Video, which will feature Sophie Turner in the role of Lara Croft.

BANG Premier · Jan 6

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Scotland's post-war pain and pride brought to life in powerful Fringe play debut

A NOVEL about Scotland’s post war era and the hardships facing working-class communities by an award-winning journalist has made it to the stage…

The National (Scotland) · Aug 15, 2025

Jay Blades Court Case Latest News: What Happened to 'The Repair Shop' Crew After BBC Cut Ties?

Jay Blades' BBC career paused as 'The Repair Shop' episodes pulled amid court case, rape charges, coercive behaviour, wife split, and tour cancellations.

International Business Times UK · Aug 5, 2025

Fleabag star calls on Scottish Government to invest in culture

ACTOR Bill Paterson has joined Garbage lead singer Shirley Manson and other notable Scots to put pressure on the Scottish Government to invest in…

The National (Scotland) · Nov 24, 2024

‘It was hard not to stare at him all the time’: inside the remarkable rise and shocking loss of Leonard Rossiter

Best known for sitcoms Rising Damp and The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin, the actor died 40 years ago during a performance of Loot, aged 57. Co-stars, colleagues and friends remember a brilliant, singular and demanding man

The Guardian - UK · Oct 4, 2024

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‘George’s machines’: museum devoted to George Wyllie opens on the Clyde

The Wyllieum will showcase work of ‘social sculptor’ who used humour to make serious criticisms of climate crisis and capitalism

The Guardian - UK · Apr 21, 2024

John Byrne obituary

Playwright and artist who wrote the BBC series Tutti Frutti and Your Cheatin’ Heart, and plays including The Slab Boys

The Guardian - UK · Dec 1, 2023

Play on slave history takes lion's share of prizes at Scotland's Critics' Awards

THE annual ceremony of the Critics’ Awards for Theatre in Scotland was held at the Traverse Theatre in Edinburgh last Sunday. In addition to…

The National (Scotland) · Jun 18, 2023

Lulu, Lawrence Chaney and Boy George to star in Arthur's Whiskey alongside Diane Keaton

Lulu is set to star alongside Diane Keaton, Patricia Hodge, Lawrence Chaney and Boy George in what will likely be an iconic feel-good flick.

Daily Record · May 23, 2023

Talking posh still pays – that’s why Boris Johnson is rolling in it

The former PM’s high earnings have been partly attributed to the way he speaks. But I’ll take Bill Paterson or Maya Angelou’s sonorous tones over the voice of privilege any day, writes Emma Beddington

The Guardian - UK · Feb 26, 2023

The Repair Shop narrator Bill Paterson was in House of the Dragon - and had a nasty end

King Charles is getting two items loving restored on tonight's Repair Shop - and House of the Dragon fans might recognise the narrator asactor Bill Paterson is the voice of the show

Daily Mirror · Oct 26, 2022

House of the Dragon recap episode nine – is that really the best they could come up with?

Much masonry was smashed and many smallfolk flattened, but it was a horribly predictable penultimate episode … aside from the foot fetish

The Guardian - UK · Oct 17, 2022

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ABC News · Aug 21, 2022

South Korea looks to invest in Australian resources as trade links grow

It's a trade relationship worth more than $38.9 billion, and it could get even bigger as Korea looks to Australia for natural resources and energy.

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