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In the 8th edition of 'Leith Lives' we are joined by author and Trainspotting Tour Guide Tim Bell. Tim takes us on a wonderful journey through his life from a Quaker boarding school and voluntary work in the Lebanon to hitch hiking home from Gaza, a short stint as a geography teacher and working for the U.N. in West Africa. From a filmic meeting on a bridge in Istanbul to social work in Northumberland, falling in love and ending up in his spiritual waterside home via a short stay in Niddrie. The show looks at Tim's 40 years in Leith through his path to divinity, becoming an alternative tour guide and releasing his first and last book based around his home and its relationship with Trainspotting in all its forms.