@robbiearmstrong
Glasgow-based writer, audio producer and broadcast journalist
robbiearmstrong.com
robbiearmstrong.com
Audio producer, reporter and writer based in Glasgow. Robbie Armstrong presents podcasts, reports for national radio, and writes about Scotland’s food and drink.
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Debunking Dumbarton’s doggy suicide bridge (The Bell)
Debunking Dumbarton’s doggy suicide bridge (The Bell)
Who owns 105 Union Street? A journey into the rabbit warren (The Bell)
Who owns 105 Union Street? A journey into the rabbit warren (The Bell)
The tragedy of Best Kebab (The Bell)
The tragedy of Best Kebab (The Bell)
TikTok bandits, machete threats and dismal döner meat
Has Paesano Pizza passed its peak? (The Bell)
Has Paesano Pizza passed its peak? (The Bell)
As Glasgow’s beloved pizzeria scales up, critics say the quality is scaling down
Pétain on Trial: From Hero to Traitor (BBC Radio 4 - Archive on 4)
Pétain on Trial: From Hero to Traitor (BBC Radio 4 - Archive on 4)
The Braveheart Effect (BBC Radio 4 - Archive on 4)
The Braveheart Effect (BBC Radio 4 - Archive on 4)
Susan Morrison takes a cynical swipe at the most successful film about Scotland ever made.
Young Warriors – a six part podcast series on youth culture across the UK
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Young Warriors – a six part podcast series on youth culture across the UK
The motorway drove two friends apart. Half a century on, they reunited
The motorway drove two friends apart. Half a century on, they reunited
Long lost pals, the M8’s destructive path and a drunken punch up
The many lives (and near-death) of Scott Agnew (The Bell)
The many lives (and near-death) of Scott Agnew (The Bell)
Forget the meth or applause — the comedian’s biggest addiction is the miraculous comeback
The haunted spectres of the city's aborted ring road (The Bell [£])
The haunted spectres of the city's aborted ring road (The Bell [£])
Glasgow's unfinished infrastructure is the source of myth, misinformation – and warning
Neil almost lost everything. Now he’s showing tourists a hidden side of the city (The Bell [£])
Neil almost lost everything. Now he’s showing tourists a hidden side of the city (The Bell [£])
From homelessness to walking tour guide
Is this Glasgow’s — nay the world’s — most prolific curry critic? (The Bell [£])
Is this Glasgow’s — nay the world’s — most prolific curry critic? (The Bell [£])
Curry-Heute has reviewed over a thousand curries across the city — here are his favourites
Jim MacNee's wife got sick. So he taught pigeons to play football (The Bell [£])
Jim MacNee's wife got sick. So he taught pigeons to play football (The Bell [£])
How ‘Match of the Doo’ became Glasgow’s top avian fixture
Can you sum up Glasgow in a dish and a drink? (The Bell [£])
Can you sum up Glasgow in a dish and a drink? (The Bell [£])
A food-themed writer’s edition from Robbie
The great Garnethill graffiti war (The Bell [£])
The great Garnethill graffiti war (The Bell [£])
Glasgow's pizzas: a highly subjective but absolutely definitive ranking (The Bell [£])
Glasgow's pizzas: a highly subjective but absolutely definitive ranking (The Bell [£])
The city’s hits, misses and purgatorial pies
A day doon the Clyde, meditations on social media and sandwich philosophy (The Bell)
A day doon the Clyde, meditations on social media and sandwich philosophy (The Bell)
A writer’s edition from Robbie
Conspiracies, closed doors and conflict: where’s Castlemilk’s supermarket? (The Bell)
Conspiracies, closed doors and conflict: where’s Castlemilk’s supermarket? (The Bell)
Hospitality magnate Stefan King promised he’d end the area's food desert. Instead, he put the rents up.
Pews it or lose it: the Charles Rennie Mackintosh Society is at war (The Bell [£])
Pews it or lose it: the Charles Rennie Mackintosh Society is at war (The Bell [£])
Magnet fishing is supposed to be a wholesome hobby. Why all the beef? (The Bell)
Magnet fishing is supposed to be a wholesome hobby. Why all the beef? (The Bell)
How Glasgow made jazz cool again (The Bell)
How Glasgow made jazz cool again (The Bell)
How to save Sauchiehall (The Bell)
How to save Sauchiehall (The Bell)
Was Limmy behind one of Glasgow's most notorious websites? (The Bell)
Was Limmy behind one of Glasgow's most notorious websites? (The Bell)
Crack pipes and viral TikToks: the gospel of The Streets (The Bell)
Crack pipes and viral TikToks: the gospel of The Streets (The Bell)
Sup Pompeii (Noble Rot)
Sup Pompeii (Noble Rot)
Shipbuilders of the Clyde, reunite! (The Bell)
Shipbuilders of the Clyde, reunite! (The Bell)
Does the West of Scotland man really exist? (The Bell)
Does the West of Scotland man really exist? (The Bell)
Welcome to a world of Burberry everything, 90s nostalgia and queer ladcore (The Bell)
Welcome to a world of Burberry everything, 90s nostalgia and queer ladcore (The Bell)
Photographing a disappearing generation of Glasgow market traders (The Bell [£])
Photographing a disappearing generation of Glasgow market traders (The Bell [£])
Can the Clyde become a person? (The Bell)
Can the Clyde become a person? (The Bell)
The wrap game: how the shawarma ate Glasgow (The Bell)
The wrap game: how the shawarma ate Glasgow (The Bell)
The high rise and steep fall of Glasgow's Brutalist buildings (The Bell)
The high rise and steep fall of Glasgow's Brutalist buildings (The Bell)
Vivaldi in a Warming World (BBC Radio 3 - The Essay)
Vivaldi in a Warming World (BBC Radio 3 - The Essay)
Why Are Celebrity Drinks Everywhere? (BBC Radio 4 - The Food Programme)
Why Are Celebrity Drinks Everywhere? (BBC Radio 4 - The Food Programme)
Pastry Nation: Hype Bakeries on the Rise (BBC Radio 4 - The Food Programme)
Pastry Nation: Hype Bakeries on the Rise (BBC Radio 4 - The Food Programme)
The Reunion, Castaway TV Series (BBC Radio 4)
The Reunion, Castaway TV Series (BBC Radio 4)
Pick of the Week, Kate Molleson (BBC Radio 4)
Pick of the Week, Kate Molleson (BBC Radio 4)
6 dishes to eat in Glasgow (National Geographic)
6 dishes to eat in Glasgow (National Geographic)
Neofoodalism: The Marquess and the Market (Vittles)
Neofoodalism: The Marquess and the Market (Vittles)
Archive on 4, Motorway City (BBC Radio 4)
Archive on 4, Motorway City (BBC Radio 4)
Go To The Place Where You've Finally Found — The Laurieston Bar, Glasgow (Pellicle Magazine)
Go To The Place Where You've Finally Found — The Laurieston Bar, Glasgow (Pellicle Magazine)
The Hater: McLondon (Vittles)
The Hater: McLondon (Vittles)
Smoke, Fire and Flame: Trends v Tradition (BBC Radio 4 - The Food Programme)
Smoke, Fire and Flame: Trends v Tradition (BBC Radio 4 - The Food Programme)
A community food supply (Wicked Leeks)
A community food supply (Wicked Leeks)
Tech, TikTok and the Future of Food Writing (BBC Radio 4 - The Food Programme)
Tech, TikTok and the Future of Food Writing (BBC Radio 4 - The Food Programme)
Glasgow: Seeking Asylum and Finding Refuge in Food (BBC Radio 4 - The Food Programme)
Glasgow: Seeking Asylum and Finding Refuge in Food (BBC Radio 4 - The Food Programme)
The Wild West of Whisky: From Cask Investments to Dram Scams (BBC Radio 4 - The Food Programme)
The Wild West of Whisky: From Cask Investments to Dram Scams (BBC Radio 4 - The Food Programme)
Scotland, stop selling yourself shortbread! (Vittles)
Scotland, stop selling yourself shortbread! (Vittles)
What’s the pull? Magnet fishing proves a catch in pandemic Scotland (The Guardian)
What’s the pull? Magnet fishing proves a catch in pandemic Scotland (The Guardian)
Wine in a Changing Climate (BBC Radio 4 - The Food Programme)
Wine in a Changing Climate (BBC Radio 4 - The Food Programme)
The Scotch Industrial Complex (Vittles)
The Scotch Industrial Complex (Vittles)
Buckfast: the Transformation of Scotland’s Most Controversial Drink (BBC Radio 4 - The Food Programme)
Buckfast: the Transformation of Scotland’s Most Controversial Drink (BBC Radio 4 - The Food Programme)
Just the Tonic (The Fence)
Just the Tonic (The Fence)
Sound as a Barrel — In Conversation with Gareth Young of Glasgow’s Epochal Barrel Fermented Ales (Pellicle)
Sound as a Barrel — In Conversation with Gareth Young of Glasgow’s Epochal Barrel Fermented Ales (Pellicle)
Scotland, a Good Food Nation? (BBC Radio 4 - The Food Programme)
Scotland, a Good Food Nation? (BBC Radio 4 - The Food Programme)
The great green land grab (Wicked Leeks)
The great green land grab (Wicked Leeks)
Look Who's Back: interview with Mark Reynier (Cask & Still magazine)
Look Who's Back: interview with Mark Reynier (Cask & Still magazine)
Back to school: Food growing on the curriculum (Wicked Leeks)
Back to school: Food growing on the curriculum (Wicked Leeks)
Mindful Food and the Art of Attention (BBC Radio 4 - The Food Programme)
Mindful Food and the Art of Attention (BBC Radio 4 - The Food Programme)
Magnet Fishing (BBC News/ The Nine)
Magnet Fishing (BBC News/ The Nine)
Gentrification – a Govanhill Problem? (Greater Govanhill)
Gentrification – a Govanhill Problem? (Greater Govanhill)
The Langar: How the Sikh Community Kept Glasgow Fed Through the Pandemic (Greater Govanhill)
The Langar: How the Sikh Community Kept Glasgow Fed Through the Pandemic (Greater Govanhill)
Magnet Fishing (BBC Scotland / BBC Radio Scotland)
Magnet Fishing (BBC Scotland / BBC Radio Scotland)
A Future Made (podcast for Heriot-Watt University)
A Future Made (podcast for Heriot-Watt University)
Fringe Review: Harmonious hilarity from an Irish trio (Sunday Times)
Fringe Review: Harmonious hilarity from an Irish trio (Sunday Times)
The Vittles Christmas Gift Guide 2022
The Vittles Christmas Gift Guide 2022
Tuk Tuk: 'an exciting Indian culinary vibe smack bang in the middle of Glasgow's midnight mecca.' (The List)
Tuk Tuk: 'an exciting Indian culinary vibe smack bang in the middle of Glasgow's midnight mecca.' (The List)
Experimenting with indigenous grapes in Castilla-La Mancha (Glug)
Experimenting with indigenous grapes in Castilla-La Mancha (Glug)
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