by Allan Scott | 6 December 2021 | Personal |
At the tender age of 17 I was offered a scholarship to New College, Oxford. But you may find it hard to believe how that happened… So let’s start with a little background. Because it’s not possible to tell this story without talking about my parents....
by Allan Scott | 19 August 2019 | Personal |
On Valentine’s Day 1989 the new love of my life and I exchanged suspiciously similar-looking envelopes – and found we had indeed bought the same card. Mine in Birmingham. Hers in Walthamstow. It showed a princess encountering – and being kissed by...
by Allan Scott | 19 August 2019 | Personal |
On the day of our engagement, picture two people dressed in posh 15th-century clothes wandering the streets of Orford. Night is falling. We have nowhere to sleep. Unless, of course, we fancy putting up a tent in the dark… (And if you don’t know how we got...
by Allan Scott | 19 August 2019 | Personal |
Picture it if you can… It’s the week before our wedding. I’ve been burning the candle at all three ends (metaphysically speaking) to finish my first solo novel – a dark fantasy farrago called The Dragon in the Stone. (Not read the story so far?...
by Allan Scott | 8 December 2017 | Personal |
So what do I mean by an ‘invisible illness’? Let me explain. Early in my career I was lucky enough to meet a talented young audiovisual and video producer who had seen – and loved – one of my scripts. He recognised my (emerging) talent, and...
by Allan Scott | 23 June 2017 | Personal |
Just occasionally I like to sing my 60-second presentation at one of my regular breakfast networking meetings. This week I took a minute to text Aled Jones on the Classic FM Breakfast Show to tell him what I was up to – and he was kind enough to broadcast a...
