Interviews with Ian Rankin about the police, pubs, technology, whisky, and various topics., 1998-2013.
Scope and Contents
Police. ‘Firm’, January 2007, about police informants and Rankin’s views of the police. Folios 1-16.
Pubs. ‘Sunday Herald’, 6 January 2008, about pubs. Folios 17-19.
Technology. ‘Independent’, 28 February 2000, about Rankin’s relationship with technology in a personal capacity, as well as in his writing. Folios 20-21.
Whisky. ‘Whisky Magazine’, April 2001, about whisky and his new novel ‘The Falls’. Folios 22-63.
Interviews with Ian Rankin about various topics. Folios 64-136.
The interviews in this series cover a wide range of topics, including but not limited to Ian Rankin’s personal life and career, and could not be categorised individually into any of the above series.
Unidentified newspaper, 27 August 1998, about various topics.
‘Times Magazine, 12 February 2000, about Scottish politics, Edinburgh, crime fiction, and Rankin’s personal life.
‘Crime in Store’, March 2001, about various topics.
‘Independent Review’, 18 July 2002, questions about various topics of personal interest submitted by various readers and answered by Rankin.
‘Observer’, 20 October 2002, interview between Ian Rankin and Anthony Bourdain about their relationship and careers.
‘Haunted Valley’, 2003, interview with Rankin by Jackie Leven about various topics.
‘Sunday Times’, 21 June 2004, interview with Rankin and a Cape Town police officer about Cape Town, police, and Rankin’s writing career.
‘FHM’, October 2004, about various topics including murder and crime, Rankin’s career, and Rankin’s personal life.
‘Lufthansa magazine’, 2010.
‘Sunday Times Magazine’, 24 November 2013, ‘The World’s Fastest Interview’ with Rankin about various topics including Rankin’s personal life and current events.
Dates
- Creation: 1998-2013.
Creator
- From the Sub-Series: Rankin, Ian James (crime writer) (Originator, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
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Conditions Governing Use
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Extent
136. Leaves
Language of Materials
English
Source
- Rankin, Ian James (crime writer) (Person)
Genre / Form
Repository Details
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