Episode 1 - An introduction to Granite Noir – a chat with festival ambassador Stuart MacBride

Part 2 of "Meet the Creator of Shetland and Vera", one of our panels from Granite Noir 2018. In this talk, chaired by BBC Radio Scotland presenter Fiona Stalker, bestselling author Ann Cleeves was joined by Dr James Grieve, Emeritus Professor of Forensic pathology at The University of Aberdeen. A frequent consultant to crime writers, Dr Grieve also appears as himself in Ann’s Shetland novels. Note: The introductions from the Part 1 of this podcast are repeated at the beginning of part 2.

This is Part 1 of "Meet the Creator of Shetland and Vera", one of our panels from Granite Noir 2018. In this talk, chaired by BBC Radio Scotland presenter Fiona Stalker, bestselling author Ann Cleeves was joined by Dr James Grieve, Emeritus Professor of Forensic pathology at The University of Aberdeen. A frequent consultant to crime writers, Dr Grieve also appears as himself in Ann’s Shetland novels.

Festival Ambassador Stuart MacBride chats to Lesley Anne Rose about his motivations, his books, Granite Noir, and what we can look forward to at Granite Noir this year. To see the full Granite Noir lineup please visit: www.granitenoir.com