Name: Roddy Thomson Occupation: Artist Tale Title: The Artist's Tale Destination: Millport, Scotland
The Artist's Tale - Roddy Thomson returned to Millport - a Scottish resort island where he holidayed with his family as a child. He hadn't returned there since his father died when he was 8.
In his prologue Roddy explains wanting to return to 'Crocodile Rock', a place that he thought he had misremembered from childhood until Karen (who is from nearby Largs) confirmed that it is indeed a real tourist feature on Millport.
On the day Roddy delivered his tale through the driving Millport rain back to us, boiling hot in Borough Market.
He described his terrifying speed boat journey across to the island the previous evening and then finding the rock and the memories it bought back.
The Artist's Prologue (Real Media, 3.5mins)
The Artist's Tale (Real Media, 5.5mins)
Leaving on a Jet Plane |
To Crocodile Rock |
Photographs