‘I’m part of the dodo race’
Take two Dundonians, one a poet, the other a Hollywood star…. Don Paterson and Brian Cox set the world to rights
Leah McNamara: ‘I want to be doing this when I’m an old lady’
She was the schoolgirl who came between Marianne and Connell in Normal People and now takes the lead in Sky’s new dark comedy thriller Then You Run. Barley’s Tom Pattinson meets the Irish actor climbing the ladder of screen success
Lola Lennox: I’ve been privileged because of who my mother is, but I earned my own place in music
Annie Lennox’s daughter Lola on finding her own voice in her 30s and keeping it in the family with her music
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In A Special Place: Glencoe
By Alastair Campbell
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Video: Queens of cashmere
By Barley staff
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Whisky cabinet must-haves
By Olly Smith
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5 distilleries opening soon
By Barley staff
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Islay whisky starter for six
By Dave Broom
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Three classic Detroit speakeasies
By Nina Caplan
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Video: Japan's best dram?
By Tatsuya Minagawa
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Four supermarket whiskies we rate
By Olly Smith
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The Last Sipper
Hollywood legend Brian Cox invites Barley’s Tom Pattinson into his home to talk about the drams that changed his life - and what he really thinks about tasting notes…
Video produced by Emir Eralp