John Beattie

In his illustrious career, John Beattie played 25 times for Scotland at rugby and toured twice with the British Lions. Now a well-known sports commentator, journalist and presenter, John is a familiar voice on Radio Scotland. In conversation with fellow presenter, Theresa Talbot, John will have many a tale to tell of his years at the heart of both Scottish Sport and the wider UK scene.

11.30am – 12.30pm | £7.50 

This Event is part of the wider Winter Words Festival 2017.

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The 13^th annual literary festival returns to Pitlochry Festival Theatre with an inspiring mix of star authors, talks, events and workshops. Notorious politician Vince Cable, the BBC Coast host Nicholas Crane and award-winning author Christopher Brookmyre are just a few of the great minds in our eclectic line-up. 

Pitlochry Festival Theatre or the ‘Theatre in the Hills' has an international reputation for the high quality and scale of its productions, drawing over 100,000 visitors from through the UK and abroad every year to enjoy a unique repertoire system which allows visitors to see a different show every night of the week - two on matinée days!