The Conditions of Un-conditional Love” by Alexander McCall Smith, the prolific Scotch author with a fine “ sense of humor”, is about his heroine Isobel who “does” philosophy. Her mate Jamie is a ...

Life, said Mma Ramotswe, is a bit like peri-peri chicken: it is improved with a pinch of spice – but only within reason, of ...

I go there because of their sheer beauty and because they are easy to reach in my boat. We have a house on the Morvern peninsula, on a sea loch, and I can sail from where we are to these islands in ...

Former Scotland manager Alex McLeish, rugby star Stuart Hogg and writer Alexander McCall Smith are among the Scots named in the New Year Honours. McLeish, a former footballer who has twice led the ...

The No 1 Ladies Detective Agency novels featuring the insightful Botswanon Investigator Mma Precious Ramotswe have sold more than 15 Million copies in 43 Languages worldwide A film based on the ...

Following the 2008 film based on Alexander McCall Smith's novel, the first series takes us back to Botswana and to the narrative's main character Mma Ramotswe (Jill Scott) who runs Garbone's only ...

Visit BBC Webwise for full instructions Based on the best-selling novel by Alexander McCall-Smith, The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency premiered as a feature-length film in March 2008. Directed by ...

Glenlyon Tweed Mill in Aberfeldy has been bought by Oddments Ltd whose owners include author Sir Alexander McCall Smith. The mill will continue to operate as a separate business under its renowned ...