大象传媒 Scotland Features
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鈥楴ot cool for a middle-aged woman鈥� 鈥� teenage girls will happily share their favourite tunes with mum, but boys usually won鈥檛
Music can provide common ground for parents and teenagers ...sometimes.
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Homophobia victim: Scotland鈥檚 world-first move to add LGBTI education to the curriculum 鈥榗ould eradicate closed-mindedness鈥�
Blair Wilson was once attacked for being gay but is now 鈥減roud to be Scottish.鈥�
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Rats: they have a bad rep, but here鈥檚 why they鈥檙e great as pets
Rat owner Eilidh also sees her pets rodents as clean and intelligent.
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What an Hoff-ally rude way to treat a living legend!
Stuart and Russell failed to extend The Hoff a traditional warm Glasgow welcome.
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Vegans rejoice! You can now have a fully-loaded Scottish breakfast with this amazing vegan square sausage recipe
The majestic, meaty square sausage gets a long-overdue vegan makeover.
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How drones are coming to the rescue in the fight against dangerous Giant Hogweed and other non-native invaders
Giant Hogweed, Japanese Knotwood, and Himalyan Balsam are a massive problem.
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More patronising advice for first-time parents? 鈥� Not this time! All these are straight from other first-time parents themselves
The Welsh government fell foul of sending out parenting tips some found patronising
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The soldier whose diary reveals the horrors of the trenches 鈥� and how he was lucky enough to survive them
Arthur Roberts was one of the few black soldiers to serve with a Scottish regiment.
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How WWI鈥檚 Armistice news sounded to a young woman serving in France 鈥� and the tragedy that meant she never made it home
Elizabeth Johnston recorded the day鈥檚 events 鈥� but never made it back to Fife.
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Sea eagles have reclaimed their territories in Scotland 鈥� is it time to fill our wild lands with more previously-disappeared species?
Eagles are some of the most iconic and famous birds of all.
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How pizza is helping in the fight against childhood obesity
Care for some seaweed with your Margherita?
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鈥楢 black belt is something you become, not something you wear!鈥�
Zarah is 20 and a black belt in karate 鈥� but what does that mean?
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How do you begin to answer a question like this in today鈥檚 world?
Who are we? A simple question, but one that doesn鈥檛 lend itself to a simple answer.
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Jobs for the boys 鈥� is it time to end the ancient tradition preventing talented women from inheriting their family farms?
Farms are traditionally passed to sons, regardless of ability.
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鈥業f I don鈥檛 like myself for any reason, I step out for a while and be someone different鈥� 鈥� the attraction of cosplay and comic cons
There鈥檚 more going on under the armour than the awards Leon鈥檚 won.
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Are you breaking the law when you take photographs of wildlife?
You need a licence to photograph many species in their nests.
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鈥楢re you even old enough to have kids?鈥� 鈥� and all the other AAARGH-inducing things people say when you鈥檙e a young mum
Vanessa had children when she was younger and has noticed people make comments.
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The painful truth about the damage high heels do to your body
The short and long-term harm caused by wearing heels.
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National Fertility Week: 鈥楳y story of unexplained infertility鈥�
大象传媒 Producer Laura-Jane shares her personal experience.
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Wildcat spotting: how can you tell it鈥檚 not just a regular cat?
What鈥檚 with all the wildcats in the news? 炉\_(銉�)_/炉
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Rockstar鈥檚 realism-vs-fun balancing act: a peek behind the curtain at Scotland鈥檚 game-changing entertainment pioneers
Red Dead Redemption 2 is so big its creation was spread across nine different studios.
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Could it be true that Glasgow leads the world in sports mascots?
鈥楽cottee鈥� is new, but he鈥檚 certainly not alone!
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鈥榃here is the black Scottish experience?鈥� 鈥� attending a Scottish school, then studying history at university left Tomiwa puzzled
Education taught Tomiwa Folorunso nothing of the black Scottish experience.
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Laurel and Hardy鈥檚 special bond: how even a devastating stroke couldn鈥檛 stop the comedy legends from communicating
One of cinema鈥檚 best-loved duos went from silent movies to silent conversations.
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Hollywood called and now Scotland鈥檚 youngest Michelin-starred chef is ready to compete on TV against the best in the world
A message sent over social media led to a chance of a lifetime in Los Angeles.
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From rock to rock-bottom: 5 times pop and politics collided 鈥� from Kanye West in the West Wing to Noel Gallagher at No. 10
They might seem pretty close so why is it a hit and miss affair when the two get together?
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A star is Lorne 鈥� the Hollywood film composer whose work on The Cry shows how far he鈥檚 come from his Inverness roots
Lorne Balfe is a Scottish film composer who has worked on major Hollywood blockbusters.
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Forget the idea that some MPs are out of touch with the electorate ...one can鈥檛 even understand a fellow English-speaking politician!
New Zealander Sir Paul Beresford struggled with fellow MP 鈥� and Scot 鈥� David Linden
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The Argyll Turbo 鈥� a classic supercar from the Scottish Highlands
Scotland鈥檚 first supercar!
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鈥楳y illustration of Frightened Rabbit鈥檚 Scott Hutchison was a charitable gesture; I鈥檓 angry that another company ripped it off鈥�
Fellow Frightened Rabbit fans shared their disapproval at the unauthorised use.
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Salmon farms: a vital industry for the west coast & northern isles of Scotland or the reason for dwindling numbers of wild fish?
Salmon farming is a big employer, but is it harming the rod and line fishing sector?
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How a life surrounded by death helped one of the world鈥檚 leading forensic scientists to find the 鈥榖urning light of humanity鈥�
Professor Dame Sue Black has witnessed scenes of inhumanity most of us could not imagine.
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鈥榊ou can鈥檛 be from here because of the colour of your skin鈥� 鈥� what it鈥檚 like to grow up black among a mostly-white population
Tomiwa shares what it was like growing up black and Scottish.
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Jamie Lee Curtis on channeling 鈥榖adass-ery鈥� and why strong female characters are needed in cinema now more than ever
The Hollywood star talked about how she is continually learning as an actor.
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Why teenagers sleep 鈥檛il lunchtime 鈥� and how you can prevent it
The key is to introduce a daily transition period.
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Practical self-defence on a night out: kick-ass tips from Zarah
Zarah demonstrates how to protect yourself if faced with aggressive behaviour.
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鈥楳y dog stole my coming out letter ...and then my mum saw it!鈥�
Coming out to your family can be extremely difficult 鈥� especially if fate intervenes.
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鈥業 earned a PhD 10 years after leaving additional needs school鈥�
Julie has mild cerebral palsy and is profoundly deaf. She鈥檚 also now holds a doctorate.
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The price of stopping malaria: is eradicating mosquitoes ethical?
Using a new 鈥榞ene drive鈥� could save millions of human lives.
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Don鈥檛 try this at home: The nauseating 17th Century smoothie drunk by people attempting to cure themselves of rabies
The treatment contained lichen, liver wort and 鈥榯urned cow鈥檚 milk鈥�.
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Endometriosis: the young woman lobbying for a pain-free future for sufferers of a debilitating condition affecting 1 in 10 women
It鈥檚 as common as asthma, but 20% of people surveyed didn鈥檛 know what it was.
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The sinister campaign of threats and violence faced by a Glasgow couple who protested against South African apartheid
Radha and Maggie Chetty were targeted in their own home.
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Will celebrated chefs Tony Singh and Cyrus Todiwala get a red card for adding spice to the classic half-time football pie?
Tony and Cyrus were at Easter Road trying out their spicy pies on the Hibs faithful.
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Adventurer Aldo Kane: I was in a volcano when it erupted, but the most terrifying things I ever see are when humans are involved
The Scottish action man has encountered many potentially dangerous situations.
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Monkman and Seagull: two geniuses who found a new water-based challenge to extend Oxford and Cambridge鈥檚 rivalry
Stone skimming with University Challenge鈥檚 best of frenemies
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The man who doesn鈥檛 cycle, but helps run a bike club to get people active and transform his local community
Gallatown Bike Hub in Fife is using bikes to bring about positive change in the community.
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National Poetry Day: two distinct voices with unique stories to tell
The poets recited some of their work for school students as part of Authors Live.
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Fantastic aerial views of some of Scotland鈥檚 most beautiful sights
A supercut of the best drone shots from Grand Tours of Scotland鈥檚 Lochs.
