28 AUGUST 1999, page 39

Scottish Arts Special

A sultan and Scott in Edinburgh But Martin Gayford searches in vain for a blockbuster show at festival time O h Caledonia!' exclaimed Sir Walter Scott, 'Meet nurse for a poetic......

Architecture

Against the tide Alan Powers N ineveh on the Clyde is the title of a new film about Alexander 'Greek' Thomson, who went a long way towards transforming the expanding city of......