Hello

I’m a novelist, and an award-winning documentary filmmaker living in Glasgow, Scotland and Rathlin Island, Ireland.

If you would like to talk to me about a writing, filmmaking or any other creative project, you can email me at margot@purpletv.tv.

You can find out more about the books I’ve written and the films I’ve made on this site.

I’m also enrolled at the University of Stirling where I am writing a PhD, Sports documentaries, gender, class and emotion; an autoethnography. If my research area is of any interest, please do let me know.

I’m also on Twitter,  Facebook and Instagram.

Thanks for visiting.

Margot

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  1. Hello. I am Juan Alonso. I am a journalist at BBC Mundo, the Spanish service of the BBC. I am writing an article about Lady Florence Dixie and her role in the promotion on women football in the UK. I would like to know I can talk to you about her.

    Regards,

    Juan

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PhD life.

I’m now four months into my PhD at Stirling (you can read more about my research here). It has passed quickly and it has been a challenging and rewarding time. For the first couple of months of my PhD, my mum was seriously ill in hospital. I tried to visit her every weekday – expect… Continue reading PhD life.

The Way My Mother Lived

Carol Ann Duffy wrote a beautiful poem, The Way My Mother Speaks, and the opening is stunning – I say her phrases to myselfin my heador under the shallows of my breath,restful shapes moving. Recently, I’ve been thinking about the way my mother speaks. Before her words come to me, I experience an odd feeling,… Continue reading The Way My Mother Lived

July is summer.

I love July. As a child growing up in Glasgow, July signified the start of the school holidays and the month we travelled to Ireland to see our grandparents on Rathlin Island. It has rooted me in the island and the tastes, sights and smells of this special month. The summer month. Sadly, my grandparents… Continue reading July is summer.

Writing Character in Fiction

I’m really looking forward to taking part in the latest Linen Press Inside the Linen Cupboard event, “Writing Character in Fiction”. Novelist Susan Clegg  and I will be discussing how to write character, in particular characters who are dark, difficult and yet utterly credible. If you’ve read any of my work then you’ll know that I… Continue reading Writing Character in Fiction

Football Makes Glasgow

I had a lovely conversation with the fabulous team at the Football Makes Glasgow podcast recently, talking about writing novels, working in football broadcasting and making my documentaries, focusing on those featuring football icons such as Rose Reilly, Tommy Burns, Jock Stein and Jimmy Johnstone. Thanks to Lindsay Hamilton from Glasgow Football Tours for inviting… Continue reading Football Makes Glasgow

The ‘Tommy Burns’ Times

Today marks 15 years since former Celtic player and manager, Tommy Burns, died. He was just 51 years old. He was an incredible man who loved his family, his Catholic faith and Celtic intensely. He also had a deep affection for Kilmarnock too! I knew Tommy as a work colleague and he was incredibly fun,… Continue reading The ‘Tommy Burns’ Times

Radio and TV

It was wonderful to have had the opportunity to speak about my Cold War Hockey film on Connie McLaughlin’s Morning show on BBC Radio Scotland, alongside Scotland player Jenna Park. There’s a link to the sequence here. Jenna and I are interviewed from around 2:20:00 to 2:30:00. Cold War Hockey aired on BBC ALBA last… Continue reading Radio and TV

News and events

Celtic Media Festival award nomination for Cold War Hockey film Tidelines Book Festival event – Margot McCuaig in conversation with Judy Murray Inside the Linen Cupboard event recording Literature event – Writing Character in Fiction; Margot McCuaig and Susan Clegg Football Makes Glasgow Podcast The Times interview BBC Scotland radio interview Inside the Linen Cupboard… Continue reading News and events