Curious City

What secrets are revealed on a museum tour, how do you join one and why do people give their free time to be a guide? We head over to the Burrell Collection to find out.

In this episode Jade Graham, programme manager at Kelvin Hall takes us on a personal tour and we meet tour guides, curators and geologists along the way.

Scary paintings, ghost signs and ghost stories from Kelvingrove

Welcome to Curious City. In this episode, fashion historian Mairi MacKenzie joins David Scott to discover how the dark, and darkness, has influenced the development of the city.

Welcome to Curious City. In this episode, history enthusiast April Hamilton joins David Scott for a fascinating look into the impact light has on life and the city, throughout time and on our museum objects.

In this episode of Curious City, as part of the Discovering Degas exhibition at the Burrell Collection, we return to the museum to hear how the exhibition has been received and take a look at what Degas' subjects mean in a 21st Century context.   Host Michael MacKinnon is joined by the guest, and exhibition co-curator Pippa Stephenson-Sit.

Welcome to Curious City. In this episode journalist and broadcaster Rona Dougall invites us into her STV studio and talks us through life on the set. Plus, we visit Kelvin Hall to discover an enormous new tv studio and head over to the Glasgow Museums Resource Centre in Nitshill to see an early TV set. 

Welcome to Curious City. In this episode film critic Alistair Harkness is our guide to Glasgow on film, we explore the city's lost cinemas with Norrie Wilson,  and meet artist Thomas McGoran, who takes us back to cinema's golden era.

Welcome to Curious City. Lost Glasgow's Norry Wilson is back to take us on a musical tour of Glasgow, stopping at some of our best-loved record shops, community choirs, concert halls and revives the ghost of some legendary lost venues.

Welcome to Curious City. Comedian, writer and broadcaster Susan Morrison joins us to look at games through the ages by the way of Star Wars, the ZX Spectrum home computer and traditional children's games.

Host Alan Braidwood and our guest, spoken word artist Oliver Robertson, explore the history of Glasgow Green.

In this episode of Curious City we're joined by writer and cycling enthusiast, Chris Dolan, to discuss Billy Connolly's Banana Boots, Glasgow's theatre scene and Scottish comedy.

In this episode of Curious City, as part of the Discovering Degas exhibition at the Burrell Collection we take a look at what Degas' subjects mean in a 21st Century context. Host David Scott is joined by guest, exhibition curator Laura Bauld.

Welcome to Curious City. Host David Scott is joined by our guest the chef, TV presenter and writer, Julie Lin, who shares her stories and passion for food, Glasgow and discovers how food is represented in the Burrell.

Welcome to Curious City. Paul Buchanan gives an exclusive insight into his work and career as a solo artist as well as being part of The Blue Nile. In this episode Paul chooses his favourite objects and reveals the places in Glasgow which inspire him. 

Welcome to Curious City. We're joined by fashion historian, writer and curator Mairi MacKenzie to discover a dress worn by Audrey Hepburn and a Jasper Conran designed tutu, visit the Glasgow Boxing Academy and find out and how armour works to fit the body.

Welcome to Curious City. In this episode, we head into Glasgow's Pollok Park with Rona Dougall. Along the way we meet runners from Parkrun, hear about the range of animals in the park, hunt boar with curator Ralph Moffat and talk hedgehogs with pupils from St Conval's Primary School.

Welcome to Curious City. Our guest in this episode is Norry Wilson - journalist and man behind 'Lost Glasgow'. Join us as we uncover some of Glasgow's worst disasters - a Clyde-built ship that capsized on launch day, the city's great fires, an early aviation crash, and a railway disaster at St Enoch station. 

Welcome to Curious City.  In this episode, comedian, writer and broadcaster Susan Morrison joins us to discover the history of Glasgow's underground, the story of a home-made, record-breaking bike, boots once owned by Elton John - and finds out why the Duke of Wellington always wear a traffic cone.

Welcome to Curious City. Join actor, comedian and writer Sanjeev Kohli as he shares his favourite things about Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum.  In this episode we discuss Salvador Dali, our 120-year-old Art Competition and our iconic "Floating Heads" installation as Sanjeev reveals what Glasgow and Kelvingrove really mean to him.