CONTENTS 13 NOV 11 DEC 2014 | LIST.CO.UK

F orget about Monty the Penguin: the Christmas season doesn’t start until our annual Wish List comes out. And here it is, free with this issue and full of festive highlights to entertain you from now until New Year. Check out

our round-up of winter events (page 40) too.

If our cover has made you want to dig out some classic video games, you won’t

have to wait long : Australia’s landmark Game Masters exhibition arrives in Edinburgh this December with over 100 playable games (page 12). We also chat to actor Alan Cumming about his frank memoir (page 21), wave goodbye to Glasgow’s DIY music pioneer Cry Parrot (page 24), and Stewart Lee tells us why he loves being undermined by Chris Morris (page 32). Elsewhere, we preview St Andrew’s Day highlights, from events and mini-festivals

(page 30) to celebratory Scottish dishes (page 38). And look out for our 2014 Hot 100 issue next month: it’s your essential guide to the cultural heavyweights in what’s been Scotland’s biggest year for, well, years . . .

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CHRISTMAS WISH LIST

Festive fun in our FREE yuletide guide

THE GAME MASTERS EXHIBITION COMES TO SCOTLAND

1 3 N OV 1 1 D EC 20 1 4 | I SS U E 730 £2.50 list.co.uk

STEWART LEE | ALAN CUMMING | TEKNOWOMEN GOODBYE TO CRY PARROT | BOOK WEEK SCOTLAND

ST ANDREW'S DAY | THE IMITATION GAME MOGWAI | AMANDA PALMER | SHOT AT DAWN

GAME MASTERS With the video games industry officially bigger than Hollywood, it might be time to stop sneering at an artform that gives so much pleasure to millions. We peek behind the scenes at the National Museum of Scotland, which hosts a major exhibition exploring the games (r)evolution. From Sonic to The Sims and Super Mario to Minecraft, we look at the games and their designers who have changed the way we behave in the comfort of our own homes. Find out more from page 12.

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TEKNOWOMEN Science-fiction is just a big boys’ playground, right? Wrong. As Glasgow prepares to host a series of screenings and discussions, we ask whether the likes of Alien and Teknolust changed the landscape of futuristic film. ALAN CUMMING The Perthshire-born star has delved into his past with a compelling yet disturbing memoir. We have a frank and revealing interview about his tough upbringing at the hands of a brutal father.

T A E R G

night in Glasgow 6

S Win a fabulous festive R E F F O Win an indulgent Rock & Roast Artisan Coffee and chocolate 6 gift box

Win a family ticket to see The BFG at the Royal Lyceum Theatre in Edinburgh 6

Win tickets to see The Nutcracker at Edinburgh Festival Theatre

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Win tickets to Glasgow Coffee Festival 31

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Mailbox The Realist

News Big Picture

FEATURES

Game Masters Teknowomen

Alan Cumming

Cry Parrot Shot at Dawn

Slope

St Andrew’s Day

STAYING IN

Stewart Lee White Reindeer

FOOD & DRINK

Tony Singh Marco Pierre White

AROUND TOWN

Winter events Whisky and wine tastings

BOOKS

Book Week Scotland Amanda Palmer

Robbie Burns: Witch Hunter

CLUBS

La Cheetah Cirque Du Soul

COMEDY

Miranda Sings John Bishop

Eric and Little Ern FILM

Edinburgh Greek Film Festival

The Imitation Game Winter Sleep

KIDS Stick Man

LGBT Dive

MUSIC

Sharon Van Etten

Mogwai MTV Awards

The Jesus and Mary Chain

THEATRE

The Devil Masters

Edward Scissorhands Slava’s Snowshow

VISUAL ART

Tony Conrad Stan Douglas

CLASSIFIED

How Did You Get That Job?

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