Alistair Moffat

(born 1950 - ) - Kelso, Scottish Borders

Alistair Moffat

Alistair Moffat was born (in 1950) and raised in Kelso, in the Scottish Borders. He went to university in St Andrews, Edinburgh and London, and played rugby while he was in the Borders. He took over the running of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 1976, a move that led to the publication of his first book, Edinburgh Fringe in 1978.

After he had finished as Fringe administrator he moved into the world of television, and quickly progressed through the ranks to become director of programmes at Scottish Television. After a period as Chairman of this same company, he moved back down to the Borders, a move that has inspired many books such as Kelsae: A History of Kelso From Earliest Times, a definitive look at the author's hometown.

Other books inspired by the region he grew up in are The Borders: A History of the Borders From Earliest Times and his latest title The Reivers: The Story of the Border Reivers. This accompanied a six-part television series broadcast on ITV Border, and presented by Alistair Moffat himself. He is also credited with founding the Borders Book Festival in 2004. This takes place annually in Melrose, and is growing in popularity by the year.

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    Arthur And The Lost Kingdoms - Paperback
    The author of this work examines the location and identity of the real Arthur. He argues that the historical Arthur was not a king but a general chosen around 500 A.D. to lead a coalition army by the Welsh or Celtic kingdoms of southern Scotland
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    The Borders: A History Of The Borders From Earliest Times - Paperback
    This text is a history of the Borders from earliest times, from the author of 'The Edinburgh Fringe', 'Remembering Charles Rennie Mackintosh' and 'Arthur and the Lost Kingdoms'.
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    Kelsae: A History Of Kelso From Earliest Times - Paperback
    A definitive local history, where street corners and even individual cobblestones rate a mention, 'Kelsae' is a comprehensive yet affectionate history. Beginning with the foundation of Scotland's greatest medieval abbey in 1128, it goes on to reconstruct from documents the lost burgh of Scotland, Roxburgh.
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    The Reivers: The Story Of The Border Reivers - Paperback
    This volume tells the remarkable story of the reivers, the brigands and robbers, heroes and villains, who flourished in the border region of England and Scotland.

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