Days Like This

NEWS! 

Over 800 stories were sent by the deadline of 1 November - these stories are being reviewed by our celebrity curators, with the best ones featuring in a series of broadcast on BBC Radio Scotland and in a book.

However, you can still send a story - it will appear alongside the others on our website.

• Complete A-Z index of stories

• BBC's Days Like This broadcast

• Celebrity curators

• Irvine Welsh's Top Tips

• Submit a story

BBC Broadcast details

Each curator will present one broadcast, featuring his/her favourite stories. The programmes are scheduled for:

Wed 14 January 11.30am
Wed 21 January 11.30am
Wed 28 January 11.30am
Wed 4 February 11.30am
Wed 11 February 11.30am
Wed 18 February 11.30am

There will also be a special Christmas broadcast on Christmas day.

Read new stories from BBC Scotland presenters:

Oscars by Pauline McLean
No Accounting for Comedy by Fred MacAulay
• Travel by Katie Still
• The Right Decision by Vic Galloway
• Where There's a Will There's a Grace by Stephen Duffy
• This Story's a Belter by Gary Robertson
• A Chance Encounter by Rhona MacLeod
• Breaking Three Hours for the London Marathon by Bryan Burnett
• 2 Days in 1 by John Beattie
• One Day by Brian Taylor

Days Like This Adult Learning Resources

Download detailed notes here, specifically for facilitators, teachers and tutors who wish to engage their adult learners in the Days Like This project.

Celebrity Curators

Author Irvine Welsh, chef and broadcaster Hardeep Singh Kohli, actress Siobhan Redmond, mountaineer Jamie Andrew, percussionist Evelyn Glennie and Idlewild frontman Roddy Woomble have joined the project as celebrity curators. They have written and recorded their own stories for the project, and you can read all six of them here on our site . Click on their pictures to read the stories.

Irvine Welsh's Top Tips

The bestselling author and Days Like This curator suggests ways to get started in writing your story.

Read Irvine's story writing tips

How does it work?

Simple. Your story needs to be true, and to be written from your point of view. It also needs to be no more than 1000 words in length. Submit your story by email at info@scottishbooktrust.com

Download a copy of the leaflet:
* larger file for printing
* smaller file for viewing online

Days Like This was inspired by Paul Auster’s book True Tales of American Life as well as a project developed by BBC Northern Ireland.