Christopher Fisher : Scotland Magazine

Gary O'Brien

In the final instalment of Celebrity Scotland, Christopher Fisher speaks to Scottish actor Gray O’Brien, best known for playing Billy Davies in Scotland’s leading soap River City and his cameo appearance in film The Queen

Gray talks about his Scottish roots Do you find with your filming commitments, you don’t get very much time to enjoy Scotland? “Yep. We are very lucky, because for River City we have a disused whisky warehouse which is four miles from Loch Lomond. Often we have lunch there. It has to be known for m...

Celebrity Scotland from Issue 34 published on 30/08/2007

Aggie MacKenzie

Christopher Fisher talks to Aggie MacKenzie, queen of clean and star of television show How Clean is Your House?

Tell us about your five favourite places in Scotland. “Let’s start with Lilly Loch, near where I was bought up. It is absolutely isolated, there are no roads nearby and you have to walk across the moors. It is also where the ashes of my ex next door neighbour were scattered. “Then there is Oldshore...

Celebrity Scotland from Issue 33 published on 22/06/2007

Colin McCredie

Christopher Fisher meets Scottish actor Colin McCredie, best known for his role as Stuart Fraser in the ITV drama, Taggart

Tell us about your five favourite Scottish places. “First, Perth, especially Perth Theatre; that was where I got my first feeling for the stage and my first job as a teenager. I did a play there last year. That was special, going full circle. I still remembered a few faces! “Perth is also specia...

Celebrity Scotland from Issue 32 published on 13/04/2007

Carol Smillie

Christopher Fisher meets the celebrity television personality best known for presenting BBC series Changing Rooms and more recently as a contestant on Strictly Come Dancing

Tell us about your five favourite places in Scotland. “First, Culzean National Park. There’s a castle, beach, swan lake, an adventure playground. It’s just beautiful. “Second, Glasgow School of Art where I studied and have evening classes now. I just love it when you walk through the doors you ca...

Celebrity Scotland from Issue 31 published on 16/02/2007

John Barrowman

Christopher Fisher meets Captain Jack from sci-fi television series Doctor Who, now starring in his own spin-off series Torchwood

Tell us about your five favourite places in Scotland. “I would say Glasgow over any other major city. I was born there and for me it has everything, and the people are really friendly and welcoming. “Next would be Edinburgh for the Castle, the Royal MiIe and The Witchery. I ate there once and if y...

Celebrity Scotland from Issue 30 published on 01/12/2006

Colin & Justin

The first of a new series in which Christopher Fisher will interview a different Scottish celebrity. This issue, he talks to television design duo Colin McAllister & Justin Ryan

Tell us about your five favourite places in Scotland. Colin: “My favourite place was located in St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art, but has recently relocated to Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum in Glasgow. “I love the fact that I actually own, in a roundabout way, the Salvador Dali paint...

Celebrity Scotland from Issue 29 published on 25/10/2006

A Lovers Kingdom

Where would you go for a romantic break in Scotland? Christopher Fisher picks some of the best places

Forget Paris, Glasgow is historically the city of love, as the remains of Saint Valentine, martyred in 269AD, were said to have been brought to Blessed St John Duns Scotus in the Gorbals by a Franciscan monk. So with Scotland being the world’s capital of romance, what locations make up the ultimate ...

Scottish Destinations from Issue 23 published on 14/10/2005