Scotland’s Year of Stories 2022

Narrated by the wonderful James Cosmo, this introduction to Scotland’s Year of Stories 2022 features locations from around Scotland including Moat Brae, Abbotsford House, St Abbs, The National Wallace Monument and Glencoe. We hope you enjoy it! Across literature, screen and entertainment, Scotland’s Year of Stories 2022 will celebrate and showcase Scotland’s wealth of treasured and iconic stories and storytellers from classics to contemporary. You’ll hear more about famous names like Walter Scott and Robert Burns as well as new work by brilliant writers, filmmakers and artists from today. We want to share and celebrate Scotland’s new and untold stories. Scotland’s Year of Stories 2022 will shine a light on emerging, fresh and forward-looking talent and highlight the innovators that break boundaries across all forms of storytelling. Our people and places have inspired the widest range of stories and storytellers across the world. The Year of Stories is a chance to explore Scotland’s diverse culture, languages, landscapes and ways of life, urban and rural. These things provide a source for all types and forms of stories. We hope you decide to visit and see for yourself. Every community has its distinct tales to tell, stories of now and those passed through the generations. These are the stories we tell ourselves and share with others to make sense of time and place. Every part of Scotland should have the chance to tell its story this year. Remember to share yours using the hashtag #TalesofScotland. Our encounters with nature are an unfailing source of stories, old and new. Whether by the sea or land, along rivers or through woods, in city and country, we discover stories of birds, insects, animals and plants. These stories define our place in the natural world and help create a more sustainable future for Scotland, and a greener planet. Find out more about Scotland’s Year of Stories 2022: Year of Stories 2022: Film & TV Locations in Scotland: The History of Scotland: Arts & Culture: Events in Scotland: See more from VisitScotland: Subscribe on YouTube: Visit our website: Like our Facebook page: Follow us on Instagram: Say hello on Twitter: