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Scotland (A Scottish History Podcast)

A unique storytelling podcast about Scottish history, the people and places who made it. Hosted by Michael Park.

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Taking Edinburgh Castle - How To Storm & Hold A Fortress

Taking Edinburgh Castle - How To Storm & Hold A Fortress

Edinburgh Castle has been at the heart of Scotland for centuries, but what do you do when someone takes it from you? Clo... Read more

12 May 2019

14mins

Ranked #2

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The Resurrectionists - Going To Work With Burke & Hare

The Resurrectionists - Going To Work With Burke & Hare

It is 1828 and medical science is advancing fast, but the best way to learn about anatomy is to see it in the flesh. Tha... Read more

22 Oct 2019

14mins

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The Darién Scheme - Scotland’s Failed Empire

The Darién Scheme - Scotland’s Failed Empire

It is 1698. Desperate times call for desperate measures: and to save themselves from a full union with England, the Scot... Read more

9 Sep 2019

20mins

Ranked #4

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The Madness of the Invisible Poet

The Madness of the Invisible Poet

Come with us as we tell you the forgotten story of the Invisible Poet of Cremorne Gardens. This story might take place i... Read more

10 Jun 2019

21mins

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Blue Death - The Spanish Flu In Scotland

Blue Death - The Spanish Flu In Scotland

It is 1918. As ships sail up the Clyde bringing soldiers home for leave in the final months of the First World War, sold... Read more

2 Mar 2020

13mins

Ranked #6

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Riot Act - The Battle of George Square (Redux)

Riot Act - The Battle of George Square (Redux)

It is 1919. Troops are on the streets of Glasgow to quell a Communist uprising. What happened? The Riot Act happened. Th... Read more

2 Dec 2019

15mins

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Close to the Sun - The Pioneers of Flight

Close to the Sun - The Pioneers of Flight

The story of two pioneers of flight. One an Italian who lived in Scotland, one a Scotsman who lived in Italy. That's abo... Read more

15 Jul 2019

16mins

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The Secret Santa - The First Mall Santa Was Scottish!

The Secret Santa - The First Mall Santa Was Scottish!

A little Christmas story to warm your soul on a cold winter's day. Sorry if you were expecting something darker. -- -- -... Read more

22 Dec 2019

7mins

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The Greatest Conman - Gregor MacGregor’s Invented Nation

The Greatest Conman - Gregor MacGregor’s Invented Nation

It is 1822 and you are about to meet a man who will destroy everything you thought you knew about the world. You're abou... Read more

30 Jan 2020

16mins

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A Monster In Loch Ness - Hunting Down Nessie

A Monster In Loch Ness - Hunting Down Nessie

It is 1934. A photograph of the Loch Ness Monster takes the country by storm, all thanks to one lucky surgeon and his ca... Read more

26 May 2020

13mins

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Doc Croc - Murder in Polite Victorian Society

Doc Croc - Murder in Polite Victorian Society

It is 1863 and there is a fire raging at the home of respected Glasgow doctor E.W. Pritchard... but that's just the begi... Read more

6 May 2020

7mins

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Spy In The Ointment - Nazi Espionage in Dundee

Spy In The Ointment - Nazi Espionage in Dundee

It is 1912. Jessie and Frederick have just tied the knot. This a love story... and nothing ever gets in the way of true ... Read more

21 Apr 2020

15mins

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The Bruce’s Heart - What Happened To Robert The Bruce’s Body When He Died?

The Bruce’s Heart - What Happened To Robert The Bruce’s Body When He Died?

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 ... Read more

8 Apr 2020

7mins

Ranked #14

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Buffalo Bill’s Wild Wild West

Buffalo Bill’s Wild Wild West

It is 1891 and something new is coming to Scotland. A rootin' tootin', sharpshootin', Lakota lootin' show is coming to t... Read more

25 Mar 2020

10mins

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The Go Cart Murder

The Go Cart Murder

It is 1923 and if this wall could talk... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- CREDITS This episode was written and produced by Michael ... Read more

11 Mar 2020

5mins

Ranked #16

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Mrs Barbour’s Army - The Woman Who Took On The Landlords

Mrs Barbour’s Army - The Woman Who Took On The Landlords

Meet Mary Barbour, the woman who took on Glasgow's First World War slumlords and played an invaluable role in the histor... Read more

22 Apr 2019

11mins

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You Win Or You Die - How Accurate Was Game of Thrones?

You Win Or You Die - How Accurate Was Game of Thrones?

Whether you liked or loathed the final season of HBO's Game of Thrones, you’ll love this trip back into Scottish history... Read more

1 Apr 2019

22mins

Ranked #18

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Black Death - Plague in Medieval Edinburgh (Part 2)

Black Death - Plague in Medieval Edinburgh (Part 2)

A nightmare has descended upon Edinburgh. The great plague, the Black Death, has returned and there is nothing anyone ca... Read more

12 Mar 2019

19mins

Ranked #19

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Black Death - Plague in Victorian Glasgow? (Part 1)

Black Death - Plague in Victorian Glasgow? (Part 1)

The Bubonic Plague has arrived in Scotland. Not among the squalor of a medieval village, but on the streets of Victorian... Read more

12 Feb 2019

18mins

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