5.30pm Weekdays
01 April 2009, 15:32
Rain Man/Neil Morrisey and Charlie Lawson
The play is showing at the Theatre Royal in Glasgow. Find out more here
Healthiest curry/Gurpareet Bains
Find out more about the chef by visiting www.gurpareet.co.uk. And you can get the recipe for the curry on The Hour site!
Mugenkyo Taiko Drummers
Find out all about the Mugenkyo Taiko Drummers by visiting www.taiko.co.uk/mugenkyo
Gadgets with Colin Kelly
You can get details on the Star Wars Force Trainer by going to www.firebox.com
Details about the Pleo Robotic Dinosaur can be found on the Amazon website
Information on the Go Go Pets Hamster can be found from here
Details on the Transformers Bumblebee Helmet can be found here
Find out about the Rubik’s 360 from www.playrubiks360.com
Al Pitcher
To find out more about the comedian, visit www.alpitcher.com
Winter-proof your home
Find out more about The Energy Savings Trust here and get info on the Energy Assistance Package by going to www.energyassistancepackage.com
Mica Paris
Find out more about the soul diva by visiting her site www.micaparis.com
Something for the Weekend (13/11/09-15/11/09)
Find out more about the opening of Glasgow’s Winterfest here
Country star Sydney Devine is performing at Glasgow’s Pavilion Theatre this weekend
Find out more about Aberdeen’s Winter Festival Christmas Lights Switch On Parade here
The 11th World Scotch Pie Championships
Find out more about Boghall Butchers by visiting www.boghallbutchers.co.uk
Anorexia
Dr Alex Yellowlees works for the Priory in Glasgow. You can find out more here
Brenda Cochrane
Find out more about the performer by visiting www.brendacochrane.com
Winter ailments
Find out more about Woodland Herbs, where herbalist Anna Hill works
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
To find out more about the talented South African male choral group by visiting www.mambazo.com
Make Me Happier
Find out more about the new series which kicks off on STV tonight, as well as more about Tommy’s story here
Beverley Knight
Find out more about the soul diva here
Sir Chris Hoy
Find out more about the sportsman by visiting his site, www.chrishoy.com/wp
BSD provided the BMX that Chris used on The Hour today. You can find out more about the company by visiting www.bsdforever.com
Julian Clary
Find out more about the legendary performer by visiting julianclary.co.uk
Flooding
Find out all about products to protect you against flooding. Visit www.ifdp.co.uk for more on the SmartBrick. Another great product is Airbrickk Seal – EasyFit Vent Guard, as is Aquatite and Floodsax. Find out more about Floodgate Limited here and UK Flood Barriers by visiting www.ukfloodbarriers.co.uk
You can also find out more about flood protection on the SEPA site www.floodresilienthome.co.uk
Maw Broon
Find out more about the Maw Broon Monologues which is showing at The Tron in Glasgow, here
Kiki Dee
Find out about Kiki Dee and Carmelo Luggeri’s current tour here
ASL (Additional Support for Learning)
Find out all about Additional Support for Learning - which tries to ensure that personal circumstances do not affect a childs access to learning – here
Big Man
Scotland's first giant puppet, The Big Man, is visiting Inverclyde on November 6 and 7. To get more information, visit members.bigmanwalking.com/group/inverclyde
Stress Awareness
You can find out more about stress and National Stress Awareness Day by visiting www.nationalstressawarenessday.co.uk and www.isma.org.uk
David Hayman/ The Search for Sherlock Holmes
You can find out more about the STV programme The Search for Sherlock Holmes here http://entertainment.stv.tv/tv/130743-david-hayman-goes-on-the-search-for-sherlock-holmes/
The RSAMD/The School of Drama and Dance
Find out more about the RSAMD by visiting www.rsamd.ac.uk
You can find out more about the RSAMD’s open day here
Gadgets with Colin
You can get details about the Pure Sensia DAB/Internet/FM radio by visiting www.touchmyradio.com
Details on the iRobot Roomba 560 Vacuum Cleaning Robot can be found here
Find out about the Apple Mighty Mouse here
A wireless version is also available here
The Drifters
Find out more about the band by visiting www.thedrifters.co.uk
Blueflint
You can find out more about the band by visiting www.blueflint.org.uk/home.html or www.myspace.com/blueflint
Something for the Weekend - 30/10/09 - 01/11/09
Looking for something scary to do this Halloween? The Scare Witch Trials at the Edinburgh Dungeons might be right up your street!
If you want to dance Halloween away, the Thriller Dance Event at Byblos nightclub in Glasgow might be more your thing
Visit the Pitlochry Festival Theatre website to find out all about the Perthshire Amber
Special thanks
To Wizard of Paws for the adorable doggy costumes, Forgotten Dreams for Michelle and Des' costumes and our fabulous set design on our Halloween special of The Hour, and Dazzle Fancy Dress for Vicky's Cruella outfit
Corsets
If you liked the male corset featured on the show recently, you can find out more about them here
Barbara Dickson
To find out more about the singer and actress, visit www.barbaradickson.net
Dr Debbie/strokes
You can find out more about strokes from the NHS here
Also check out the Chest, Heart and Stroke site here
Alcohol awareness
Throughout the week, The Hour is dealing with the issue of alcohol awareness.
To find out more about Liber8, an outreach programme in Lanarkshire, visit www.liber8.org.uk
Find out more about Inexcess which helps people and their families with drug and alcohol problems here
You can find information on Princess Royal Trust for Carers's young carers project here
You can find also out more about Alcoholics Anonymous by visiting www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk
Visit www.alcohol-focus-scotland.org.uk for details on Alcohol Focus, the national charity for alcohol issues.
Julie Hannah – beauty
Details on the Liz Earle Cleanse and Polish Hot Cloth Cleanser can be found here
Visit www.qvcuk.com if you’re interested in the Philosophy Divine Illumination product
Details on the M Lab Anti Aging Decollete Cream can be found at www.harrods.com
Scottish Screen Archive
In celebration of UNESCO’s World Day for Audiovisual Heritage today, the National Library of Scotland is providing an exclusive opportunity to view rare and never-before-seen films and moving images from its Scottish Screen Archive. To find out more about the NLS, visit www.nls.uk and for information on the Scottish Screen Archive, check out ssa.nls.uk
Lorna Strachan/face painting
You can find out more about Elite Face Painting here
Barbara Rafferty
You can find out more about Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, which is currently at the King’s Theatre in Glasgow until November 14, here
A History of Scotland
Visit www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/history/ to find out more about the BBC series A History of Scotland
Something for the Weekend
You can get details about Together Beat Cancer on the Facebook page site for the event here
Find out about the dates for the Scottish Ballet 40th Anniversary Tour at His Majesty’s Theatre in Aberdeen here
Fancy going to the Wizards Weekend at Strathspey Railway? Find out all the details here
Cooking with Roy Brett
You can find out about Roy's restaurant, Ondine, here
Scottish Spina Bifida Association
Visit www.ssba.org.uk to find out more about the important work the charity does
You can find out more about the venue where the event is being held, Glasgow Science Centre, here
Gadgets with Colin
Colin checked out a range of underwater cameras on the show. You can find out more about the Fuji Finepix Z33WP here
Details of the Canon IXUS 100 and Canon WPC D31 housing can be found here and if the Sea and Sea DX1200 HD caught your eye, more information can be found here
Zoe Tyler and Donna Hazelton/Over the Rainbow
Get more details on the musical here
Laura White
Find out more about the talented singer by visiting her site, www.laurawhiteofficial.com
Africa Matters
To learn more about Africa Matters, click here
Paul Potts
Find out more about his second album here.
Roller Girls
Find out more about Auld Reekie Roller Girls here.
We Will Rock You
You can find out more about the musical by visiting www.wewillrockyou.co.uk
If you want more details about Queen, you can also visit www.queenonline.com
Beat the Presenter
Find out more about the Sapporo Teppanyak restaurant here
Lorraine McIntosh and Ricky Ross/McIntosh Ross
Find out more about their new group McIntosh Ross here and you find out about Deacon Blue here
National Poetry Day
The poem The First Men on Mercury is available here www.metaphrog.com/mercury
Back in the Day
Find out more about the National Trust for Scotland’s property Weaver’s Cottage in Kilbarchan
Alastair Campbell
More information on Alastair here
Gerry Marsden & The Pacemakers
Visit www.gerryandthepacemakers.co.uk to find out more about the group and to get a full list of tour dates
Jim Kerr/Simple Minds
You can get information on the band Simple Minds as well as find out about their tour by visiting www.simpleminds.com
SeumasMacInnes/Café Gandolfi
Find out about the Glasgow restaurant here
Chicago
You can find out more about the musical Chicago, plus tour dates, here
Lesley Hart and Lindsay Scott/Help the Aged
You can find out more about Help the Aged here
Details on the See the Person campaign can be found here
The Royal National Mod
The Royal National Mod takes place from October 9-18 in Oban
Horse
You can find out more about the Scottish singer here
Horse is performing at the MacRobert Theatre in Bridge of Allan on October 17
The MacDonald Brothers
Find out more about the guys – including all their tour dates – at www.themacdonaldbros.com
The MOBO Awards
Make sure to check out STV's MOBO coverage here. You can also find out more about the 14th MOBO Awards from the official site here.
JLS
You can find out more about the MOBO-nominees and X Factor runners-up here
Something for the Weekend
You can get more details about the Aberdeen Country Fair here
If you want to know more about the Callander Jazz Festival, you can visit www.callanderjazz.com. Tickets can be purchased through Ticketweb or 01877 330 342, or on the door at each venue.
Fest ‘n’ Furious is another great event on this weekend. Find out more here
Karen Dunbar
Find out more about Karen Dunbar
The Pirates of Penzance is on at Glasgow’s Theatre Royal from November 10-14.
Beat the Presenter (air guitar)
Find out more about air guitar here
The Hour Summer Diet
Get in tip-top shape with The Hour's Summer Diet. Click here for recipes and more
Michael Ball
To find out more about the performer, visit www.michaelball.co.uk
Michael is currently performing in Past and Present – The Very Best of Michael Ball. He is appearing at Glasgow’s Clyde Auditorium tonight, and Edinburgh’s Usher Hall tomorrow.
Elaine C Smith
You can find out more about the comedienne, actress and columnist here
Lyn Paul/Blood Brothers
The show is on at the Alhambra Theatre in Dunfermline from today, September 28, until October 3. To find out more or to book tickets, visit www.alhambradunfermline.com
To find out more about Lyn, visit www.lynpaulwebsite.org
Treasure search
To find out more about Elgin Museum, visit www.elginmuseum.org.uk
Maeve O’Boyle
You can find out more about the singer/songwriter here
Berry Scrumptious
Check out www.Berryscrumptious.co.uk for more on the innovative company
River City/ Morag Calder and Lisa Gardner
You can find out about River City here
Something for the Weekend - 25/09/09
Find out more about the fun Merchant City Festival here
If you fancy going to the St Abbs Archaeology Open Day call 0844 4932256 for more information
If you love books, check out the Wigtown Book Festival
Mission Vicky – driving challenge
You can find out more about the Ladies Driving Challenge 2009 here
Dinnerladies
The stage show is on at the King’s Theatre from September 24-26. You can find out more here
The Cook School at Braehead
You can find out more here
Quirky houses - special strand
To find out more about the Britannia Panopticon, visit www.britanniapanopticon.org
Scots Language
More details about Itchy Coo’s books can be found here
You can also find out more about The Scottish Storytelling Centre here
Phil Cunningham & Aly Bain
You can find out more about them here. The guys are currently touring around Scotland. They’re at Aberdeen Music Hall on September 24, Edinburgh’s Queen’s Hall on September 25, Meldrum Academy in Inverurie on September 26 (call 01651 872 571 for tickets), Carnegie Hall on September 27 (call 01862 810 226 for tickets), An Lanntair in Stornoway on September 28, the Whitehall Theatre in Dundee on September 30, and Glasgow Royal Concert Hall on November 28.
Gadgets with Colin Kelly
For details on the Rebounder Pro, visit www.rebounderpro.co.uk
Information on the Bodyblade can be found here
You can get information on the Pro-Jump Spring Jumping Stilts here
Vet – Tricia Colville
To find out more about looking after animals properly, visit www.pdsa.org.uk
The House of Bernarda Alba
The play is touring around the country from September to November. It is currently showing at the Citizens Theatre until October 3, Dundee Rep Theatre from October 6-12, the Alhambra Theatre in Dunfermline www.ticketmaster.co.uk from October 15-17 and Edinburgh’s King’s Theatre from November 3-7
A.L Kennedy
To find out more about the author and comedian, visit www.a-l-kennedy.co.uk
Find out more about the Scottish Woman of the Year Awards here
Keith Jack
To find out more about Keith, visit www.keithjack.com
The Priory Hospital Glasgow/OCD
You can find out more here
Dee Atkinson/vitamins
To find out more about taking vitamins safely or for details on Napiers, visit www.napiers.net
Stepping Out/Jessie Wallace and Brian Capron
To find out more about the show Stepping Out, which is on at Glasgow’s King’s Theatre from September 15-19, click here
Gore-Tex Trans Alpine Challenge
To find out more, click here
To donate, visit www.justgiving.com/transalpinerun09
To find out more about the Fiona Dolan Fund - which Iona and Casey were raising money for, visit www.fionadolanfund.com
The Northern Rough Riders
For details on the Wild West re-enactment and living history group, click here or here
Alexandra Burke
To find out more about the singer, visit her official site, www.alexandraburkeofficial.com
Beat the Presenter/The Irn Bru Can Clan Tour
Visit www.irnbrucanclan.com for more details on the fun Can Clan being held this weekend.
To watch a video of Chloe, Paula and Lisa taken on the Irn Bru Can Clan tour, click here
Alex Cornish
To find out more about the singer/songwriter, visit www.alexcornish.com and
www.myspace.com/alexcornish
Something for the Weekend - 11/09/09
To find out details about the Northern Edge Jazz Festival visit www.boxofficeaberdeen.com
If you want information on Freshnlo Pedal for Scotland, click here
For more on the Blitz Ballroom event, click here
Scottish SPCA
To find out more about the Scottish SPCA and their new education initiative - or if you're interested in adopting Livingstone or any other animal - visit www.scottishspca.org or call 03000 999 999.
Dr Debbie/Suicide Prevention Week
To find out more, visit www.stv.tv/breathingspace
Scott Renwick “The Butcher”/wrestling
To find out more about The Scottish Wrestling Alliance, visit www.scottishwrestling.co.uk
Tam Cowan/Scottish Royal Variety Performance
To find out more, visit www.glasgowconcerthalls.com or www.srvp.co.uk. All proceeds from tickets are going The Royal Blind School Appeal.
Engelbert Humperdink
Visit www.engelbert.com for more information on Engelbert
For more information on his Glasgow Royal Concert Hall concert, visit www.glasgowconcerthalls.com
The Scottish Book Trust
To find out more about the Scottish Book Trust, click here
Iain Banks
To find out more about the author visit www.iain-banks.net
Prisoner Cell Block H/Glenda Linscott
To find out more about the show, click here
Gadgets with Colin Kelly – security devices (08/09/09)
For details on the Wireless Indoor/Outdoor Day and Night Camera, click here
Click here for information on the Motion Detection Alarm with Dialling Unit
For information on the Wowwee Rovio Mobile Webcam, click here
For information on how to purchase the webcam, click here
Tony Roper/The Steamie
To watch old episodes of The Steamie, click here
Beat the Presenter
Peter Lee, spoon-playing expert, is also taking part in the Great North Run to raise money for the British Heart Foundation. If you’d like to sponsor him, visit justgiving.com/peterlee5
Nicki Paton
To visit Nicki’s MySpace page, visit www.myspace.com/nickipaton
Something for the Weekend
To find out about The Eden Festival click here
For more details on the Largs Viking Festival, visit www.largsvikingfestival.com
Visit www.philcunningham.com for information on Aly Bain & Phil Cunningham’s tour
WWII show - The Swingcats
To find out more about the band, visit www.theswingcats.co.uk
Julie Hannah fashion
Doll Boutique can be found by visiting www.dollboutique.co.uk
Jane McDonald
Jane is touring with her show round the country.
She’ll be appearing at the Caird Hall in Dundee on September 3 and Glasgow’s Pavilion Theatre on September 4.
She then moves on to Carlisle, where she plays The Sands Centre.
Colbie Caillat
To find out more about the singer, visit www.colbiecaillatmusic.com
Nicola Benedetti
To find out more about the talent violinist, visit www.nicolabenedetti.co.uk/
Clarke Peters
To find out about his show An Audience With Clarke Peters on August 20 at the Udderbelly in Edinburgh, click here
Collectormania
To find out more about the sci-fi event in Glasgow, visit www.collectormaniaglasgow.co.uk/
Something for the Weekend - 28/08/09
To find out about Fiddles and Drams click here
For information on the St Kilda Day Celebrations, visit www.stkilda.eu/
Click here to find out about the Home and Interiors Scotland Exhibition 2009
Anil Desai
To find out more about Anil’s show at the Edinburgh Fringe, click here
Brogan McKay/Scotland Street School Musuem
To find out more about the museum, click here
The Sea Eagles Project
For details on the RSPB, visit www.rspb.org.uk/
To find out more about the Forestry Commission Scotland visit www.forestry.gov.uk/scotland
Details about Scottish National Heritage can be found by clicking here www.snh.org.uk/
Cherie Blair/Edinburgh International Book Festival
To find out more the Edinburgh International Book Festival, visit www.edbookfest.co.uk/
Gadgets – 25/08/09
To find out more about the Mathmos Wind Light miniature LED wind turbine, click here
For details on the Freeloader Pro Professional Solar Charger, click here
Click here for details on the Ego Street Scoota ST12 2000 Watt
For information on the Eco Media Player, click here
Paul Zerdin – Sponge Fest
Click here to visit Paul’s own site
To find out about Paul’s show at the Fringe, Sponge Fest, click here
Oscar Pistorious
To find out a bit more about Oscar and his amazing career, visit www.oscarpistorius.co.za/
For details on Scottish Athletics, visit www.scottishathletics.org.uk
The Waverley
To find out about trips on the Waverley, visit www.waverleyexcursions.co.uk/
Malcolm McLaren
To find out about Malcolm’s show at the Fringe, click here
Raven
To find out a little more about the group, visit www.myspace.com/ravenquartet
Killer Curry
To visit the site of the restaurant Kismo, which serves the Killer Kurry, click here
Young buskers
If you want to know more about Arran, Harrison and Lewis, visit their site www.theblackwoodboys.biz
Something for the Weekend - 21/08/09
For details on Baby Loves Disco, visit www.babylovesdisco.co.uk
Click here for details on Skyride
To find out all about the jazz festival, All That Jazz, click here
6.0: How Pebble and Heap took on the World and Won
To find out more about the show, click here
James Lance/Pythonesque
Click here to find out more about the show Pythonesque
Multicultural Scotland/ Reiko and Iwan Sasaki
To find out more about the deli Cherry and Heather, visit www.cherryandheather.co.uk
Simon King
For details on the wildlife expert, visit www.simonkingwildlife.com/
Mountain rescue/Michael Tunney
To find out more about Oban Mountain Rescue Team, visit www.obanmrt.co.uk/
For details on the Arrochar Mountain Rescue Team, visit www.arrocharmrt.org.uk/
To read more about Michael Tunney’s amazing experience, visit his site by clicking here
Tap & Chat With Lionel Blair/Beat the Presenter
For details on the show click here
The Scots Who Fought Franco
To watch a clip for the show, click here
wknd@stv
To find out more about the show, visit our special site by clicking here
Catwalk Confidential/Robyn Peterson
To find out more about the show visit www.catwalkconfidential.org/ or click here
Jason Byrne: The Byrne Supremacy
To find out more about Jason’s show, click here
Makover
With thanks to Dylan Britton at the Rainbow Room in George Square - www.rainbowroominternational.com
The Clipper Race
To find out more about the race, click here
Sue Lawrence – cooking/book
Click here to find out about Sue’s book, Taste Ye Back
For details on the charity CHAS, visit www.chas.org.uk
Travel
For further information and to find your nearest Travel Counsellor visit www.travelcounsellors.co.uk
For more on the Barbados holiday featured on the show, click here
For details on the Dubai holiday, visit www.dubaitourism.ae
Gadgets with Colin
To see more information on the Dual Drill, click here
For details on the Pink Tomboy Traveller, click here
Click here for more on the Exakt Precision Saw
Girlguiding Scotland
To find out more about the organisation, visit www.girlguidingscotland.org.uk
Gerry Boyle
For more information on Gerry’s record label, which is being launched under his new business, An Instant World business, visit www.aninstantworld.com
For details on the sister company to An Instant World, The Business Academy, check out www.thebusinessacademyshow.co.uk
Something for the Weekend – 07/08/09
To find out more about the Ayr Flower Show, visit www.ayrflowershow.org
For details on the Edinburgh Mela Festival, click here
To find out about A Grand Scottish Prom, visit www.glamis-castle.co.uk
For more information on the The Edinburgh Fringe Festival visit www.edfringe.com
The Stranglers
To find out about The Edge Festival, visit www.theedgefestival.com
Joe Temperley
To find out more about the Edinburgh Jazz and Blues festival visit www.edinburghjazzfestival.com
Vet/PDSA
To find out how to pick your perfect pet, from the Your Right Pet site visit www.your-right-pet.org.uk
Braehead Cook School
To find out more about the classes, visit www.braeheadfoods.co.uk
Marie Curie
To find out more about the charity, visit www.mariecurie.org.uk
Zoo babies
To find out more about the Highland Wildlife Park, visit www.highlandwildlifepark.org
The Chippendales
To enquire about getting tickets to see The Chippendales at the Gilded Balloon, visit www.gildedballoon.co.uk
The Great Scottish Swim
To find out more about the event, held at Strathclyde Country Park, click here
Marie Curie
To find out more about the charity, visit www.mariecurie.org.uk
Tommy Reilly
To find out more about him, visit www.tommyreillymusic.co.uk
Something for the Weekend - 31/07/09
Details on the Moscow State Circus can be found by clicking here
To find out more about The Glasgow Show click here
To get more details on the Edinburgh Mardi Gras click here
For more information on the Guildtown Bluegrass Music Festival, visit www.scottishbluegrass.com
Peter Duncan
To find out more about Peter visit www.heresoneimadeearlier.com
For details on his Edinburgh Festival Show Daft and Dangerous, visit www.daftanddangerous.com
For information on this weekend's Homecoming Scottish Speedway Open Championships, click here
Beat the Presenter
To find out more about the play Tam Dean Burn is appearing in, visit www.assemblyfestival.com
Fat pets
To find out more about the work the PDSA do, visit www.pdsa.org.uk
Cooking with Fi Bird
To find out more about Stirrin’ Stuff, an organisation partly founded by Fi which which works to educate children about food, visit www.stirrinstuff.org
To find out more about Fi’s book, Kid’s Kitchen, click here
Raw Food Diet
To find out more about following a diet based on raw food, visit Judy Barber’s site where you can also get some recipes to follow
Gadgets – digital switchover
To find out more about the digital switchover, visit www.digitaluk.co.uk
And here are Colin's TV options for going digital - for the big budget option, click here; for the low budget option, click here
Rocky Horror Show
To find out more about The Rocky Horror Show or to get tickets, visit The King’s Theatre website by clicking here
Soapbox racing
To find out more about the sport, visit www.soapboxracing.co.uk
For information on David Ackroyd's team, click here www.formulagravity.co.uk
The Gathering/Georgia’s family
To find out more about The Gathering, click here
To see STV’s footage of The Gathering, click here - and make sure to check back all weekend for more
Something for the Weekend - 24/07/09
For detalis on Hopetoun Summer Fair, visit www.hopetounhouse.com
If you want to find out more about The Gathering, visit www.clangathering.org; to see STV's footage of the event, click here
Click here for more details on the Wickerman Festival
If you fancy going along to the West Kilbride Scarecrow Festival, click here
John Michie
To visit our Made in Scotland site, click here
To visit our Taggart site, click here
Dougie MacLean
Find out more about Dougie MacLean by visiting www.dougiemaclean.com
For more information on the Edradour Distillery, visit www.edradour.com
Genealogy
To find out more about the International Genealogy Festival, visit www.strath.ac.uk/homecomingscotland
Makeover
Thanks to Dylan Britton from the Rainbow Room in Glasgow’s George Square for today’s hair makeover. To find out more about the Rainbow Room, visit www.rainbowroominternational.com
Steve Frew
To find out more about Steve, visit www.stevefrew.co.uk
For details of the Great Scottish Run, visit www.runglasgow.org
To find out more about the important work of Cancer Research, visit www.cancerresearchuk.org
Mission Vicky - Edinburgh Bus Tour
To find out more about the Edinburgh Bus Tour, visit www.edinburghtour.com
Action Aid – naked cycle
To find out more about the charity, visit www.actionaid.org.uk
Survival with Michelle
To find out more about Backwood Survival School, visit www.backwoodsurvival.co.uk
Something for the Weekend - 17/07/09
For more information on The Open Championship, click here
To find out more about The Hidden Jewel, visit www.dunollie.org/
For details on Taste of Spain, visit www.tastespain.info/
To find out more about the Loch Lomond Highland Games, click here
Beat the Presenter
To see an exhibition of the caricatures at the People’s Palace, visit www.glasgowmuseums.com
There Will Be Fireworks
To find out more about the band, visit www.myspace.com/therewillbefireworks
Ugly Dogs
The winner of the Ugly Dogs competition wins a collar from Urban Pup. To find out more about the company, visit www.urbanpup.com
Stormers FC
The football club is looking for a coach. To enquire, or to find out more general information about Stormers FC, visit www.stormersfc.co.uk
The Open Championship
To find out more about the Open Championship, click here
Julia Ogilvy
To find out more about Julia’s work with Project Scotland, click here
To find out more about Julia's book, Turning Points, visit www.turning-pointsonline.com
Freecycle
To find out more about Freecyclers, click here
Kidney transplant
To find out more about the British Transplant Games 2009, click here
Four Brides
If you want to know a little more about the show Four Brides, click here
Serial blagger James Spence
To find out more about the serial blagger, and some of the amazing – and ridiculous - items he’s received, visit www.sillybeggar.co.uk
Edwyn Collins
To find out more about Edwyn Collins, visit www.edwyncollins.com
To find out more about T in the Park, visit STV's site stv.tv/tinthepark or click here
Something for the Weekend - 10/07/09
To find out more about the The National Children’s orchestra of Scotland Summer concert 2009, visit www.nyos.co.uk
For details on the Scottish Transport Extravaganza, visit www.svvc.co.uk/svvc
For further information on T in the Park, click here
If you want more information on Alien Wars, visit www.thearches.co.uk
Sarah Muirhead
To find out more about Sarah's work, visit www.sarahmuirhead.com
The Hour team would like to thank Millers Art Shop, for the use of easels on today’s show. To find out more about Millers Art Shop, visit www.millers-art.co.uk
Wine with Tom Cannavan
To find out more about wine from Tom Cannavan, visit his wine page by clicking here
Gavin Mitchell
To find out about tickets to Cooking with Elvis, which Gavin is appearing in, visit www.tron.co.uk
Glasgow Mid Argyll Shinty Club
To find out more, visit www.glasgowmidargyll.com
Red Cross Skin Camouflage
To find out more about the Red Cross Skin Camouflage Campaign, click here. You can also contact the Red Cross by calling 0141 891 4000.
Beach activities
To find out more about the Culzean Experience, click here
For more information on X Sail, visit www.x-sail.com
For details on Belhaven Surf Club, visit www.belhavensurf.com
Allergy-free recipes
To find out more about Lucinda Bruce-Gardyne and her allergy free recipes, visit www.lucindabrucegardyne.com
You can also get more information on Genius foods by clicking here
Coeliac Disease
To find out more about Coeliac Disease, visit www.coeliac.org.uk
Money advice with Lesley Campbell
To find out more about redundancy and to get tips and advice, visit www.direct.gov.uk
David Hayman
To find out more about David's charity, Spirit Aid, visit www.spiritaid.org.uk
For more details on David's abseil from the Titan visit www.titanabseil.org.uk
For information on whisky tasting visit www.thewhiskyexchange.com and www.amrutwhisky.co.uk
Paul Carrack
To find out more about the singer, click here
Andy Murray
To find out more about the tennis player, visit www.andymurray.com
Beat the Presenter – face painting
To find out more about Lorna Strachan’s face painting visit www.cool-faces.co.uk and www.bebo.com/face-painter
Wayne Hemingway
To find out more about HemingwayDesign, click here www.hemingwaydesign.co.uk
Andy Scott
Click here find out more about Andy Scott’s sculptures
Something for the Weekend - 03/07/09
To find out more about The Scottish Game Fair, visit www.scottishfair.com
Click here for details on the Scottish Traditional Boat Festival
If you like the sound of the British Superbike Championships, held at Knockhill Race Circuit, click here
Tom Cannavan
To fin out more information about Tom Cannavan and wine, click here
Chris Moon
To find out more about Erskine and the work the charity does, visit www.erskine.org.uk
Gadgets with Colin
Details of the Memorex Sing Stand can be found here
Click here for information about the Sony Rolly
To find out how to read books on your iPod or iPhone, visit www.classicsapp.com
Mission Vicky
To find out more about Vicky's hot air balloon mission, visit www.scotair.com
Cooking Bus
To find out more about the Cooking Bus Campaign, visit www.focusonfood.org
Thriller Live
To find out about the musical visit wwww.thrillerlive.com. For details on the show’s run at Glasgow’s King’s Theatre, click here
Camping gadgets and gizmos
For further information on the retailers which provided the items featured, visit www.edinburghshopper.com
Royal Highland Show
To find out all about the Royal Highland Show, click here
Mission Vicky
To find out more about Vicky's mission with The Quack Commandos, click here
Gardening with Pete
For more information on the Garden of Scotland Scheme, click here
In-Car Child Safety Campaign
To find out more about the In-Car Child Safety Campaign, click here
Peer Gynt
Peer Gynt is showing at the Theatre Royal until Saturday. To find out more, click here
Anthony Horowitz - The Power of Five: Necropolis
To find out more about the author, visit www.anthonyhorowitz.com
Armed Forces Day
For more details on Armed Forces Day, visit www.armedforcesday.org.uk
Zippos Circus
To find out more about Zippos Circus, visit www.zipposcircus.co.uk
World Celebrity Boxing
For more details on World Celebrity Boxing, click here
For information on CLIC Sargent, click here
Sharktag
To join in with Sharktag, click here www.ssacn.org/sharkatag/
Linda Nolan
To find out about The Nolans, visit www.nolansisters.com
Teenage Cancer Trust
To find out more about the important work the Teenage Cancer Trust does, and about its latest campaign to get more teenage cancer wards built in Scottish hospitals, click here
Esther O’Connor
For more information about the singer, visit www.estheroconnor.com
Kasabian
To find out more about Kasabian, click here
Buckfast Cheesecake
To find out more about The Parkville Hotel in Blantyre, where the Buckfast Cheesecake is served, visit www.theparkville.co.uk
Burnsong
More details on Burnsong can be found by visiting www.burnsong.org
Something for the Weekend
For details on the Castle Fraser Steam & Vintage Fair, click here
Borders Book Festival
For information on the Borders Book Festival, visit www.bordersbookfestival.org
Pollokshaws Carnival
To find out more about the Pollokshaws Carnival, click here
The Moonwalk Edinburgh
For details on The Moonwalk Edinburgh, click here
Travel Clinic
For information on flights with Thomas Cook can be found here. For details on flights with KLM, click here and for flights with Emirates, visit www.emirates.com
For details on accommodation and general information about Greece, visit www.greeka.com
To find companies which offer tour trips in China check out www.imaginative-traveller.com, www.gapadventures.com and www.intrepidtravel.com
To find out about getting a visa for China, click here
For more information about holidays in Turkey, check out www.packyourbags.com and www.directline-holidays.co.uk
Gripe
To visit the website of the Telephone Preference Service click here
Click here to visit the Office of the Telecommunications Ombudsman
For more information on the Communications & Internet Services Adjudication Scheme click here
The Sisters Restaurants
Click here for more information on The Sisters Restaurants
Walking with Dinosaurs
For more details on Walking with Dinosaurs, visit www.dinosaurlive.com
Gadgets
For details on the LP 2 CD, click here
To find out more about the Scanner Pen, click here
Click here for more information on the K-box
Mission Vicky
For details on dance classes at Dance House, click here
Taga
To find stockists of Taga Pushbike Chairs, click here
The Proclaimers
To find out more about The Proclaimers, click here
Donkey Heaven
To find out more information about Donkey Heaven donkey sanctuary, click here
Little Larks
For information on Little Larks, visit www.littlelarks.co.uk
Just Jack
To find out more about Just Jack, visit www.myspace.com/justjackuk
Something for the Weekend
For details of RockNess, visit www.rockness.co.uk. You can also get information on the West End Festival here. For details on Dirty 30 click here, and for information on the Loudoun Castle charity day, click here.
Jupiter Artland
For more information on Jupiter Artland, visit www.jupiterartland.org
Chocmotif
For more information, click here
National Bike Week launches
To find out about events being held during National Bike Week in your local area, visit www.bikeweek.org.uk
Landladies
For more information on booking Sharvedda B&B in Scotland go to www.sharvedda.co.uk
To find out more about The Green Park Hotel visit www.thegreenpark.co.uk
For details on Kilmeny Hotel, visit www.kilmeny.co.uk
Cape Wrath Challenge fun run
For information on the fun run, the Target Zero, check out www.capewrathchallenge.co.uk
Extreme Challenge with Garry and Lee
To find out about the challenge and the important work Clic Sargent carries out, go to www.300miles.org/clic-sargent
Travel Clinic
To check for holiday companies which are ATOL protected, visit www.caa.co.uk
For information about InterRail passes, check out www.interrailnet.com
Click for details on flights with Ryanair, www.ryanair.com, FlyGlobeSpan www.flyglobespan.com and easyJet www.easyjet.com
Something for the Weekend
To find out more about Fort William Mountain Bike World Cup, go to their website: fortwilliamworldcup.co.uk
And you can get more information about the Leith Festival here and how you can attend Shotts 60th Highland games here.
Older featured links (in alphabetical order) :
08-numbers: A website that finds you an alternative cheaper number is saynoto0870.com.
Anthony Horowitz
Read about his new books and meet the author at Anthony's homepage.
Autism: Find out more about autism at The Scottish Society for Autism and the New Struan School.
Blair Drummond Safari Park: If you want to visit the safari park, go to Blair Drummond Safari Park's website.
Blood Donor week
To register as a blood donor or to find out where your nearest donation session is, call 0845 90 90 999, text ‘blood’ to 61611, or visit www.scotblood.co.uk.
British Pie Championships: Go to the British Pie Championships homepage to find out more about the event.
Cancer: Find out more about cancer here: cancerresearchuk.org/ , macmillan.org.uk/ , breakthrough.org.uk.
Celtic spirit: Find out more about Celtic Spirit at celticpipes.co.uk.
Craig Hill: Find out more about the comedian and what he's up to on Craig Hill's website.
Dig In: Find out more about Pete Jackson and get gardening tips on our gardening pages.
For more information about the Gardening Scotland show visit: gardeningscotland.com
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: To find out more about the muscle wasting disease, visit the Action Duchenne website.
Fashion Hijackers 01/04/09: Thank you Debenhams and Regis Hairstylists.
Fashion Swap
The next event is on Thursday 11th June 2009 at Alona Hotel, Strathclyde Country Park in Motherwell. Participation Fee £7.50. Find out more at www.fashionswap.biz.
Fitness
Find out more about the First Mini Monster Challenges in Aberdeen and in Glasgow.
Fossils: Find out more on Scotland's National Heritage Scottish Fossil Code pages and on UK Fossils Network homepage.
Gastric band surgery: Find out more here. And on the Gastric Band Service website and on the Hospital Group pages.
Ghosthunting: Go to the Glasgow Paranormal Investigators homepage to find out more.
Gillian Brown: Learn about life coaching and find out more about Gillian Brown on her website.
In the Kitchen: Get recipes featured on the The Hour on our food pages.
In the kitchen
Charlie Lockley cooks steamed salmon in the studio. Get the recipe here.
In the Kitchen
Get the recipe for Charley Lockley cooks a green strawberry salad on our food and recipes pages.
Inveralmond Brewery: For more information about the Brewery and their homecoming celebrations, visit their homepage.
Jennifer Cheyne: The Scottish entrepreneur owns one of Edinburgh's top hairdressing empires called Cheynes Hairdressing.
Jeremy Kyle
Get the latest gossip and catch-up with The Jeremy Kyle Show.
Jodi Picoult: Read more from about Jodi Picoult on her homepage.
Julia Donaldson: Meet Julia Donaldson and the Gruffalo on Julia's website.
Kathleen McDermott: Meet the pregnant actress and find out more about her recent projects here.
Lulu: Find out more about Lulu's skincare products on lulusplace.co.uk
McPhies Craft Bakers: Go to McPhies Craft Bakers website to find out more about the family bakers from Glasgow.
Mission Vicky, Football: Go to Glasgow City Football Club's homepage for more information.
Mission Vicky, Rockettes: More information about the Rockettes are available on the Scottish Rockettes website.
Paolo Nutini
Watch another STV exclusive performance and interview with Paolo.
Pearl and the Puppets
For more information on Pearl and the Puppets, visit www.myspace.com/pearlandthepuppets
Pete Jackson: Find out more about our gardener Pete Jackson at his 'Earthy' homepage.
Quadrophenia
The mod opera is on at the King's Theatre in Glasgow until 6 June. It then tours across the country until 3 October. For more information, visit Quadrophenia Live's homepage.
Rabii
Designs by Rabii Denim are available from Che Camille, Floor 6, Argyle Arcade, Glasgow.
Richard Swan: Read more about the author and his new book The Listeners on Richard Swan's homepage.
Rothiemurchus Estate: Find out more at rothiemurchus.net.
Scottish Family Business Association: Find out more about running a business at the Scottish Family Business Association.
Something for the weekend 29/05/09: The Hour looks ahead at Club Noir, The Imaginate Festival and One Night with Elvis.
Spot On: Foraging
Find out more about foraging and meet the Forage Rangers at foragerangers.com.
SSPCA: Go to SSPCA's homepage to get more information about the charity and how you can help.
The Hour Set: Read more about where The Hour set's accessories, kitchen appliances and furniture came from here.
The Princess Royal Trust for Carers: You can find out more about the work of the PRTC at: carers.org and youngcarers.net.
The Troon Tortoises: Find out more about the them and how to support them on the Troon Tortoises homepage.
The War of the Worlds:
Find more details here
Tom Cannavan: Read more about wine tasting and get tips on our wine expert Tom Cannavan's site.
Tony Mortimer
Find out more about the East 17 star and his intimate gigs on Tony's website.
Tom Kitchin: Find out more about Tom Kitchin's restaurant in Edinburgh and view menues on Kitchin's website.
Travel Clinic: Travel expert Kerry Russell gives us travel tips. Read more and get links on our travel pages and email Kerry here.
Willow the Wallaby: Go to Willow the Wallaby's home.
Last updated: 20 November 2009, 13:26
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