Matthew Maxwell Scott was a great-great-great-great grandson of the famous novelist.
Broadcasters, politicians and authors are lined up for the 24th edition of the event in Melrose in June.
The shortlist is announced for the Walter Scott Prize which will be awarded in Melrose this summer.
Graeme Macrae Burnet and Damian Barr are on the list of potential winners of the £25,000 Walter Scott Prize.
BBC Scotland gets a preview of restoration work in Glasgow's George Square.
Restoration is under way on the statue which has towered over Glasgow for nearly 200 years.
The famous author organised a game with no rules to celebrate Britain's victory at Waterloo in 1815.
Andrew Miller was previously shortlisted twice for the £25,000 prize for historical fiction.
Teachers are being encouraged to introduce pupils to the work of the Victorian author.
