Calum Ferguson
BRAW network:
noLL funded:
yesPublisher:
Birlinn LtdBiography:
1929, born in Port Mholair, An Rubha, Isle of Lewis.
In 1952, graduated MA from the University of Aberdeen.
Three years as Head of a Primary School in Ayrshire , three more in Senior Secondary in Lanarkshire; three in a rural Primary School in Argyle.
1962 - joined BBC Radio as Producer of educational programmes and, based in Edinburgh, continued in that post for nine years.
In 1970, joined BBC Children’s Television, based in London
In 1971 – Appointed producer of educational materials at the University of Strathclyde.
1975 – Director of Media Services, University of Glasgow
1989 - Retired to write books and set up Lochran, Ltd. an independent television production company. Produced a number of Gaelic television series for Channel 4, Grampian Television and BBC2. Discontinued television work in 1997
About writer's work:
Currently writing a novel on the subject of clan warfare About writer's events and projects:
Readings, Workshops, Talks in support of Environmental Studies Schools Projects, Seminars for local Historical Societies, St Kilda workshops.
Either Gaelic or English medium
Language:
Gaelic, EnglishAge groups:
9-12, Teens, AdultsBooks written
In 1889, Iain Tharmoid Uilleam of the Barantaich sept of the Lewis Macleods was born at No. 11 Port Mholair, a mile from the outmost headland of An Rubha, Lewis. In the rough, tough world of his ...
"Children of the Black House" is a fascinating glimpse into life on the Hebridean island of Lewis from the closing years of the nineteenth century up to the 1950s. Calum Ferguson employs an unusual ...
An illustrated exploration of the life and culture of St Kilda, with a special emphasis on music and song.
Positioned at the uppermost tip of Britain and facing the battling winds of the Atlantic, the isle of Lewis has always had a strong identity of its own. A community defined by tradition for hundreds ...
The book includes an account of different forms of religion, the evolution of the island’s society and historical events which led to the demise of Hiort as a viable community. Today, St Kilda is ...
