Delighted that ‘Shelf Isolation’ was Pick of the Day in the Sunday Times yesterday! Well done to all the crew and thanks to my guests! The next show is Sunday at 10.30pm on BBC Scotland and iPlayer! thanks for watching!
Catch all episodes here on BBC iPlayer.
Read MoreWhat a great Shelfie!
The full line up for Damian Barr’s Shelf Isolation is announced – Douglas Stuart, Lorraine Kelly, Iain Stirling, Ian Rankin, Fern Brady & Alex Norton – with great inspiration on what to watch, read or listen to. Sunday nights at BBC Scotland and BBC iPlayer from February 28th, 10.30pm.
Read MoreBOOKER Prize winner, Douglas Stuart – along with Lorraine Kelly, Fern Brady, Alex Norton and Ian Rankin – is among some of the names lined up to take part in a brand new series of Shelf Isolation on BBC Scotland.
Fronted by Damian Barr, the popular series will return to BBC Scotland screens with six, brand new episodes next month. Using the same format as before, it will feature guests chatting with Damian remotely, from their homes, about the books and box sets, music and movies that are helping them through these troubled times.
Read MoreIn an unlikely turn of events I’m a spread in The Sun. growing up, this was the most homophobic anti-culture paper and today it’s celebrating books and giving me a platform to challenge homophobia. How the world turns.
The article was published on Sunday 1st November 2020.
Read MoreThrilled that Shelf Isolation is up for an award at the Edinburgh TV Fest. Thank you to all my guests and biggest thanks of all to you for watching and sharing your enthusiasm for books and other joys on telly.
Edinburgh TV Awards 2020 nominees for Creativity In Crisis are:
Grayson's Art Club
History Hit Live
Hospital: Fighting Covid-19
Shelf Isolation
The Martin Lewis Money Show: A Coronavirus Special Live
The Big Night In
The Creativity in Crisis Award recognises the amazing content which is emerging at such a moment of crisis; stand out programming that has defied the odds and showcased creative brilliance.
Read MoreThe books, films and music we love say so much about us – every time we pick up a novel or sit down to another box set we add another chapter to the story of ourselves. And they give us the chance to forget about the world around us and disappear somewhere else, if only for a while. Right now we can’t leave home but we can still travel and meet new people and have new experiences in books, tv and film.
Read MoreThe books, films and music we love say so much about us – every time we pick up a novel or sit down to another box set we add another chapter to the story of ourselves. And they give us the chance to forget about the world around us and disappear somewhere else, if only for a while. Right now we can’t leave home but we can still travel and meet new people and have new experiences in books, tv and film.
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