The Last King of Scotland The Last King of Scotland The Last King of Scotland is a 1998 novel by journalist Giles Foden. Focusing on the rise of Ugandan President Idi Amin and his reign as dictator from 1971 to 1979, the novel is written as the memoir of a fictional Scottish doctor in Amin's employ. Giles Foden's novel received critical acclaim and numerous awards when it was published by Faber and Faber in 1998. It interweaves fiction and historical fact. In 2006, a film by the same name was produced based on the novel. The protagonist is a fictional character named Nicholas Garrigan, a
XFM Scotland (2006) station was Xfm London and the rebranding in Scotland occurred four months before the expected launch of Xfm Manchester. Normal XFM Scotland programmes were launched by breakfast presenter Dominik Diamond on 4 January 2006.The first record to be played on XFM Scotland was 'Loaded' by Primal Scream. (The first record to be played on Beat 106 was ""Revolution"" by The Beatles.) On 11 February 2008 GCap Media announced that they would be selling the analogue licence for the station. On 28 August 2008, Jim Gellatly announced that his last show would be broadcast that day and he would be leaving