Scottish History Out of Order
Michael Wilson-Park 75 episodes Sep 21, 2026
Scottish History Out of Order is a podcast about Scottish history and the places where it happened. It explores events, people, and landmarks from Scotland's past, often taking a non-chronological approach. The show connects historical stories to the physical locations that shaped them.
Episodes
Just A Boy - An Untold Tale of Victorian True Crime
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!It is 1865. Using verbatim accounts from contemporary news reports, we tell the story of a long-forgotten true crime from Victorian Glasgow.
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Black Agnes - The Woman Who Destroyed The English Army
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!It is 1338. Dunbar Castle is being besieged by the forces of the English King Edward III. The lord of the castle is gone, leaving his wife in charge.
Unfortunately for William Montagu, the English General in charge of the siege, Countess Agnes of Dunbar and March is one of the biggest bad-asses
The Many Lives of Duff House - The Weird & Wonderful Story of an Iconic Stately Home
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Kevin James has travelled all the way from Canada to visit Aberdeenshire's biggest White Elephant, a country house set in the scenic surroundings of Banff. What he finds at Duff House though, is a site full of history, humanity and potential. What does the past, present, and future of Duff House
138CE - Life on Hadrian’s Wall (with Max Miller from Tasting History with Max Miller)
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!How often do you think about the Roman Empire?
Michael is joined by Max Miller from Tasting History with Max Miller to talk about what life would have been like for ordinary soldiers living on Hadrian's Wall, and how the uncertainty that came with his death might have affected them.
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Robert Burns & The Rosamond
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!It is 1792. Robert Burns is about to single-handedly storm a ship full of smugglers and kickstart the French Revolution... or is he?
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Quintinshill - On Board Britain’s Worst Railway Disaster
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!It is 22nd May 1915. Just before 6.50am. The troop special from Larbert is taking troops, mocked by politicians and Lord Kitchener himself, to the front lines at Gallipoli.
But as it reaches Quintinshill, just outside Gretna, something happens that will change the course of history.
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A Short Story About A Monck & A Leaky Ship
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!It is 1651. General George Monck just can't stop turning heel... and today he's got Stirling Castle in his sights.
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CREDITS: Written, narrated & produced by Michael Park. Music by Mitch Bain.
Anoraks & Airwaves - How Radio Came To Scotland
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!It is 1923. A temporary radio station has been set up to sell car radios to the great and good of Glaswegian society. But it's more important than that. This is the first time Scotland has had a proper radio station.
And it's going to change everything...
Graham Stewart lends his expertise as we
The Clyde’s Forgotten Tragedy - The SS Daphne
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!It is 1883. The River Clyde in Glasgow is a hive of activity as yet another ship gets ready to launch. The SS Daphne is a simple steamer, but her story will go down as one of the greatest tragedies on British soil.
Michael takes a trip to Craigton Cemetery in Glasgow to remember the victims in t
Robert Burns & His Best Friend’s Legal Problems
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!It's almost Burns Night which means that it's time for us to check in with the Bard. This time we travel back to 1785 and we find Robert Burns' best friend Gavin Hamilton in a bit of a legal pickle with some irate clergymen.
This is the true story behind Holy Willie's Prayer.
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Jim Clark - The Fastest Man on Earth
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!In the sixties there were loads of famous names in motorsport. Hill, Moss, Surtees, Von Trips... but none of them could come close to the quiet Scottish farmer from Berwickshire who took Formula 1 by storm.
Meet Jim Clark - the Fastest Man on Earth in this episode of Scotland - A Scottish Histor
Stories From A Railway Station
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Three stories from St. Enoch Railway Station in Glasgow. From a horrible crash to spies in the Second World War, this is one of Scotland's most interesting stations. And it's in Gregory's Girl... kind of!
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Death Ray - How Radar Was Born From Paranoia
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!It is 1935. The Nazis have a death ray, and all the British have is some guy from Brechin with a little thing called RADAR.
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Land’s End To John O’Groats - The Orcadian Woman Who Started A Trend
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!It is 1903 and the men of the Motorcar Syndicate of Paisley have just made a pretty major mistake... thankfully there's a young Orkney woman on hand to bail them out.
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Until Proven Innocent - The Oscar Slater Murder Trial
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!It is 1909 and Oscar Slater has just been sentenced to death for the brutal murder of Marion Gilchrist. This isn't just a simple tale of Scottish true crime though...
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Robert Burns’ Brain - Proving Phrenology With The Bard’s Bones
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It is 1834. Can you learn how the human mind works by massaging the decomposing skull of Scotland's national poet, Robert Burns? The Dumfries Burns Club certainly seem to think so...
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The Heel & The Shoe - Why We Use Symbols To Remember Our Heroes
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Petrosomatoglyphs are powerful symbols that come from the natural world, but what is it that makes us associate with them? And... y'know... what are they?
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Monsters of Glasgow - A Scotland Hallowe’en Special
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!You are entering the vicinity of an area adjacent to a location. The kind of place where there might be a monster, or some kind of weird mirror. These are just examples; it could also be something much better. Prepare to enter: The Scotland Hallowe'en Special.
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The Medium - The Con Artist Who ’Fooled’ Churchill
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!It is 1941 and someone has just given away state secrets. The HMS Barham has been sunk off the coast of Egypt... and the person who leaked the secret? Well... he's been dead for weeks.
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Corned Beef - When Typhoid Came To Aberdeen
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!It is 1964 and I'm about to put you off tinned meat products forever. Sorry about it.
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CREDITS: Written, narrated & produced by Michael Park. Music by Mitch Bain. Illustrations by Jamie Mowat.
Gentleman Johnny - Scotland’s Legendary Safecracker
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!It is 1944 and there is a burglar in Rome's German embassy. But that's not his whole deal... not by a long-shot.
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Washington’s Real Right Hand Man - General Hugh Mercer
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!It is 1777 and an army surgeon from Pitsligo in Aberdeenshire is bleeding in an orchard. You're not Alexander Hamilton: you're Hugh Mercer, George Washington's right hand man.
Happy Independence Day to our American pals!
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Bigger On The Inside - What Was The TARDIS Actually For?
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!It is 1963 and somewhere in the darkest reaches of space an old man has stolen a big metal tube. The BBC's Dr Who is about to change the way people see phone boxes forever.
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One Day In Paris - When Scotland Could Have Won The World Cup...
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!It is 10th June 1998. At the Stade de France in Paris, the FIFA World Cup is kicking off as the World Champions, Brazil, take on a wee country you might have never heard of... Scotland.
Join us as we celebrate the last time the Scotland Men's National Team appeared at a major tournament ahead of
The Captain - Scotland’s First Woman Ship Captain
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!It is 1839. An incredible storm is raging on the Ayrshire coast and it's about to drive the first (registered) female sea captain to defy accepted logic and try to beat 'the carry'.
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Lady’s Rock - The Clan Chief’s Wife Cast Out To Sea
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!It is 1523. Or maybe it isn't. Perhaps the year doesn't matter because Lachlan McLean, the eleventh Clan Chief of Clan MacLean has just resolved to murder his wife by letting her drown on a tiny skerry in the Sound of Mull.
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The Final Duel - The Weird Tradition of Duelling Ends In Kirkcaldy
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!It is 1826. You raise your pistol, level with your shoulder, take a deep breath and pull the trigger. You hear two shots, one from your gun, one from David Landale's.
The final bullets ever fired in the ancient, if weird, act of duelling in Scotland.
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The Fast Life of Johnny Dumfries - Scotland’s Forgotten Formula 1 Driver
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!It is 1986. Johnny Dumfries has always wanted to drive... which is good since he's just qualified in 10th for the Formula 1 British Grand Prix.
Johnny Dumfries sadly died in March 2021. This episode is dedicated to his memory.
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Milngavie vs. The Monorail - Revolutionary Transport Solutions From The Past!
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!It is 1930. By gum, this invention is going to put you, George Bennie, on the map! Why? Well there's nothin' on Earth like a genuine bona-fide electrified six-car George Bennie Railplane System of Transport!
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Deeds Not Words - Suffragettes & Suffrajitsu In Glasgow
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!It is 1914. Deeds Not Words. Votes for Women.
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CREDITS: Written, produced and narrated by Michael Wilson-Park, Music by Mitch Bain, Additional voices by Leanne Milne, Sheila Bain, Rosi
Something Burns - A Virtual Burns Supper
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!It is 2021. You should absolutely not be leaving the house, even if it is for haggis and whisky. Use our virtual Burns Supper to celebrate the life of Scotland's national bard.
01.15: Address to the Haggis
03.40: The Immortal Memory
07.50: To A Mouse
09.55: John Barleycorn
11.50: Holy Willie’s P
Edinburgh Seven - When Educating Women Caused A Riot
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!It is 1870 and the men of Edinburgh University aren't covering themselves in glory. Unlike seven remarkable women who are all set to become the first female doctors in the country.
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Stealing the Stone of Destiny
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It is Christmas Eve 1950. You're about to break into Westminster Abbey to 'liberate' a symbol of Scottish pride. You're about to steal the Stone of Scone.
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First We Take Dumbarton - The Vikings In Scotland
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!It is 870. There are longships on the Clyde. Waiting. Poised. They're coming for you. They're coming for Alt Clut. They're coming for Dumbarton Rock.
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Iolaire - A Tragedy Years In The Making
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!It is Hogmanay 1918. You've lived many lives. A drunk in Stornoway, a sheep farmer in South America, a deckhand in the Royal Naval Reserve. You've even done a bit of minesweeping in your time. But now it's time to go home to your family. To be their first foot on New Year's Day.
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He Giveth His Beloved Sleep - Remembrance & The First World War
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It is 1918. The war is almost over, but there is still time for it to take people away.
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Little Edgar - Why Do So Many Edgar Allan Poe Stories Seem Scottish?
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!It is 1815 and a little American boy sits cut off from his friends in a graveyard. As spectres, ghaists and ghouls rise up around him, Edgar Allan Poe is developing a taste for... even a fixation with the macabre.
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Will You Take A Walk With Me? - The Story of Jessie King (w/Dangerous Women)
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It is 1889. You take a walk through the streets of Edinburgh with a mysterious individual who just might know some secrets about the tragic child murderer Jessie King.
This episode is a collaboration between Scotland, Dr Morag Allan Campbell and the Dangerous Women Project. We hope you enjo
Scots of the Antarctic - Pipers & Penguins
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!It is 1903 and you are surrounded by penguins and seals. A far cry from home in Troon.
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Scotland is written and produced by Michael Park and is a production of Be Quiet Me
Long Live The Hill - Football Bringing Miners Together
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It is 1900. On a windswept football pitch along with ten of your best friends you're ready to face the best the coalfields have to offer. It's your pride, it's your village. The future is encroaching fast but all of that can be left in the pits... left until Monday.
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The Passionflower - Why Scots Fought In The Spanish Civil War
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!It is 1936 and people all over the world are leaving their homes to fight the forces of Fascism in the Spanish Civil War. But what is inspiring people to give up everything to fight on the Iberian Peninsula?
La Pasionaria.
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Napoleon’s Men - French Prisoners of War in Scotland
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It is 1811 and you are being taken from France to a Prisoner of War Camp in Scotland. Your crime? Fighting for France.
This episode was a request, especially for my Mum's birthday. Thanks for always looking out for me. x
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The Jigsaw Murders
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!It is 1935 and Dr Buck Ruxton has just committed murder. He is about to find out the meaning of 'modern investigation techniques'.
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The Shot Heard Round The World - The American Revolution
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!It is 1775. Do not throw away your shot.
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Scotland is written and produced by Michael Park and is a production of Be Quiet Media.
Additional voices for this episode were performed by Chris Moriarty.
The music for every episode of Scotland is by the human substitution cipher, Mitch Ba
This Is No Utopia - Black Lives Matter
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!It is 2020. Black Lives Matter.
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Scotland is written and produced by me, Michael Park and is a production of Be Quiet Media.
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A Monster In Loch Ness - Hunting Down Nessie
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!It is 1934. A photograph of the Loch Ness Monster takes the country by storm, all thanks to one lucky surgeon and his camera.
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Doc Croc - Murder in Polite Victorian Society
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It is 1863 and there is a fire raging at the home of respected Glasgow doctor E.W. Pritchard... but that's just the beginning of this tale of Victorian intrigue, woe, and murder.
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Spy In The Ointment - Nazi Espionage in Dundee
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!It is 1912. Jessie and Frederick have just tied the knot. This a love story... and nothing ever gets in the way of true love.
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The Bruce’s Heart - What Happened To Robert The Bruce’s Body When He Died?
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It is 1329 and King Robert the First of Scotland, Robert The Bruce, is dying. His body is to be laid to rest, but death isn't the end of the story for the king's heart.
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Buffalo Bill’s Wild Wild West
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It is 1891 and something new is coming to Scotland. A rootin' tootin', sharpshootin', Lakota lootin' show is coming to town, and they're going to leave behind a lasting, haunting legacy.
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This episode was written and produced by Michael Park for Be Quiet Me
The Go Cart Murder
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It is 1923 and if this wall could talk...
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This episode was written and produced by Michael Park for Be Quiet Media.
The human rotor cipher Mitch Bain is taking a wee break at the moment so the music for this episode comes from Doug Maxwell and Huma-Huma.
Blue Death - The Spanish Flu In Scotland
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It is 1918. As ships sail up the Clyde bringing soldiers home for leave in the final months of the First World War, soldiers step onto home soil for the first time in months. Something else steps off the ships with them the Blue Death... the Spanish Flu has arrived in Scotland.
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The Greatest Conman - Gregor MacGregor’s Invented Nation
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It is 1822 and you are about to meet a man who will destroy everything you thought you knew about the world. You're about to meet Gregor MacGregor.
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The Secret Santa - The First Mall Santa Was Scottish!
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!A little Christmas story to warm your soul on a cold winter's day. Sorry if you were expecting something darker.
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This episode was written and produced by Michael Park for Be Quiet Media.
The voice Edward Pearson is Chris Moriarty.
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The Resurrectionists - Going To Work With Burke & Hare
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!It is 1828 and medical science is advancing fast, but the best way to learn about anatomy is to see it in the flesh. That's where the Resurrectionists come in. Burke and Hare can get you a steady supply of bodies... as long as you never ask where they come from.
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The Darién Scheme (REVISITED)
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!It is 1698. Desperate times call for desperate measures: and to save themselves from a full union with England, the Scottish Government is willing to roll the dice one last time. They're going to bet the house on a Scottish Empire in Central America.
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The Darién Scheme - Scotland’s Failed Empire
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!It is 1698. Desperate times call for desperate measures: and to save themselves from a full union with England, the Scottish Government is willing to roll the dice one last time. They're going to bet the house on a Scottish Empire in Central America.
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Close to the Sun - The Pioneers of Flight
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!The story of two pioneers of flight. One an Italian who lived in Scotland, one a Scotsman who lived in Italy. That's about as similar as these stories get.
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The Madness of the Invisible Poet
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Come with us as we tell you the forgotten story of the Invisible Poet of Cremorne Gardens. This story might take place in London (mostly), but its subject is very Scottish indeed.
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Taking Edinburgh Castle - How To Storm & Hold A Fortress
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Edinburgh Castle has been at the heart of Scotland for centuries, but what do you do when someone takes it from you? Close your eyes and take a trip through the time vortex with us to find out...
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Mrs Barbour’s Army - The Woman Who Took On The Landlords
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Meet Mary Barbour, the woman who took on Glasgow's First World War slumlords and played an invaluable role in the history of modern Scotland.
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You Win Or You Die - How Accurate Was Game of Thrones?
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Whether you liked or loathed the final season of HBO's Game of Thrones, you’ll love this trip back into Scottish history, telling the story of two horrifying events which inspired the most famous moment in George R.R. Martin's story: the Red Wedding.
Learn about the Black Dinner and the Massacre
Black Death - Plague in Medieval Edinburgh (Part 2)
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!A nightmare has descended upon Edinburgh. The great plague, the Black Death, has returned and there is nothing anyone can do to stop it...
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The second part of our two-parter on the Plague. If you've not listened to the first part yet, you can get it here.
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Black Death - Plague in Victorian Glasgow? (Part 1)
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!The Bubonic Plague has arrived in Scotland. Not among the squalor of a medieval village, but on the streets of Victorian Glasgow. Where has it come from, and why is it spreading?
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Part 1 of 2
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Third Degree Burns - How Bad Was Robert Burns?
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Robert Burns was one of the great poets of his age, a Scottish hero, our national Bard and the toast of high society throughout his short career. This story isn't about him - not completely anyway.
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Tam o’ Shanter
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Since Burns Night is coming up soon: meet Tam o' Shanter - one of Robert Burns' most famous creations - as he rides from Ayr through Alloway and meets some... suspicious characters. This is something a bit different for us, and we put a lot of time into making it so we hope you enjoy!
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We Eat People (Redux)
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!We're back from our summer break! I thought it was about time we reworked a "classic" episode from days gone by. This was our second ever episode and is still one of our most popular, it's called We Eat People.
The story's much the same but it's been rewritten and it's told in a different way.
We Eat People - Sawney Bean & The Cannibals
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Scottish history is full of stories of bloodthirsty characters... but are they any more than just characters? Let's meet a couple and find out.
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Additional voices by Mitch Bain
Riot Act - The Battle of George Square (Redux)
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!It is 1919. Troops are on the streets of Glasgow to quell a Communist uprising. What happened? The Riot Act happened.
This episode is a retelling of our first episode to celebrate the fact that Scotland has been cluttering up your podcast feeds for a whole year. Thank you so much for listening -
Riot Act - The Battle of George Square
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!It is 1919. Troops are on the streets of Glasgow to quell a Communist uprising. What happened? The Riot Act happened.
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The Voice of the Riot Act is Paul Houlihan
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A Lighthouse - What Really Happened on the Flannan Isles?
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!It is 1900. You are alone on Eilean Mòr, in the shadow of the Flannan Isles Lighthouse... where all of the keepers have disappeared. It's your job to find out why.
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The Poisoned Isle - When The British Government Used Anthrax In Scotland
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!To celebrate our new partnership with The Big Light, we have revisited and remade one of the podcast's most popular episodes. This is The Poisoned Isle as you've never heard it before. Brand new episodes soon!
It is 1942. On Gruinard Island, in a bay about halfway between Gairloch and Ullapool,
The Scientist & The CIA - MK ULTRA & The Sleep Room
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!It is 1959. You're at the mercy of Dr Ewen Cameron, his Sleep Room at the Allan Memorial Institute in Montreal, Canada, and Subproject 68 of something you'd never heard of called MKULTRA.
CW: This episode contains references to and depictions of inhumane treatment which may be troubling for some
First Foot - The Scotland Outtakes
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Happy New Year! Here's hoping 2021 is much better than 2020. Here's a few minutes of us screwing up to enjoy with your hangover. x
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This is Scotland - A Scottish History Podcast
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!This is Scotland. A podcast where we take you on a journey into Scottish history and tell the stories of the people and places who make us who we are.
This show isn’t about the whole history of our wee country one event after another. These are moments, they’re people’s stories. They’re our st
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