03/05/2011

12 Scottish craft makers have been chosen by Craft Scotland to display their work in the Saatchi Gallery in London from 6 - 9 May. The CEO of Craft Scotland, Emma Walker, joins us to talk about the growing international popularity of Scottish craft, and Geoffrey Mann, whose work was recently acquired by the MoMA in New York, tells us about his craft creations.

May is the 100th anniversary of the death of the Great Lafayette illusionist who went up in smoke at the Empire in Edinburgh. He died when one of his illusions caused a fire and thousands lined the streets of the city in tribute. Bob Dixon finds out more about one of Edinburgh's most remarkable entertainers.

Sky Hawk is the first novel by Gill Lewis, but it's already been recommended by such high profile figures as Michael Morpurgo, Virginia McKenna and Kate Humble. We ask Gill about her lifelong love of animals which led her to travel the world, and eventually write this children's book.

Adam Bojelian is eleven years old and has cerebral palsy; he's also an award winning poet and the proud owner of a Gold Blue Peter Badge. What's most interesting is that Adam writes his poetry by blinking. Tom Allan meets Adam and asks his to share some of his poems with the Culture Café.

Children's festivals in Scotland can be difficult to choose between. We ask Tony Reekie, director of the Imaginate festival, and mother and bookshop owner Roz de la Hey what makes the best festivals for children in Scotland?