The Culture Café - 14/12/2010

The Three Musketeers and the Princess of Spain: We hear all about a new production at the Traverse - based on the iconic characters created by Alexandre Dumas, this hilarious and anarchic version of events promises an unforgettable journey into enchanted forests, over lost streams and around really horrible baddies, as we cheer our hero D'Artagnan and heroine Constance to a victorious end. The Architecture of Scotland's historic hospitals: Debbie Mays, Deputy Chief Inspector of Historic Scotland discusses a new book Building Up Our Health which looks at the rich architectural heritage of Scotland's hospitals and how it has evolved over the centuries. It also shows how hospital architecture has adapted over the centuries in response to medical advances, changing philosophies and the necessities of the day and explores their continued evolution to a sustainable future. Edinburgh's Forest Cafe - Home every summer to the remarkable Forest Fringe it is currently under threat of closure: we hear the story behind it and what they are doing to try to save it. A Bottle of Wine and Patsy Cline: We hear from Morag Fullarton who has written and is directing this new play which is running in Oran Mor for 12 nights this month. It features Patsy's amazing life story and the songs that made her a legend.