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Alistair Moffat was born in 1950. After school he took degrees at St Andrew's, Edinburgh and London universities. In 1976 he began a five-year period in charge of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, afterwards moving to Scottish Television, latterly as Director of Programmes and Chief Executive of Network Production. In 1999 he resigned these posts and settled in the Borders, where he is Director of the Lennoxlove and Borders Book Festivals. His recent books include 'Tyneside' and 'The Reivers', which for many weeks was on the Scottish bestseller lists, both of which have been made into television series. New titles for 2011 are listed below...(click the pictures for more details) Latest News On Friday October 28th 2011 Alistair Moffat was named Rector of St Andrews University. “I am absolutely humbled, delighted and proud. We have had a wonderful week, and I thank the other candidates for their fellowship.  Any one of the five would have served the university very well and all deserve applause.” For more information read the Moffat for Rector website Extracts from 'A History of Tyneside' and 'The Reivers' can be viewed on the YouTube links below: Page created and maintained by MILLIBYTE IT Support - http://www.millibyte.co.uk