Ranked #1

Tomnahurich: the Fairy Hill of Inverness
Jenny and Annie go away with the fairies to explore the mythology of Tomnahurich Cemetery in Inverness. This episode loo... Read more
24 Sep 2019
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34mins
Ranked #2

Witchcraft & Witch-hunters
This episode looks at witchcraft and witch-purging in early modern Scotland. We hear the extraordinary confessions of Is... Read more
28 Oct 2019
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38mins
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Tales from a Scottish Grandpa
The first of a five-part series from a Scottish grandparent’s living room. Annie and Jenny speak to Annie’s grandfather,... Read more
27 Nov 2019
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34mins
Ranked #4

Covesea Caves Part 1: Bronze Age Mortuary
In the first of a two-part exploration of Covesea caves, Jenny and Annie crawl into the Bronze Age to ponder why these c... Read more
24 Jul 2019
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24mins
Ranked #5

Winter Solstice Bonus: Clava Cairns & Shetland Tammasmas
In this bonus episode, Jenny and Annie celebrate the winter solstice by looking at some wonderful eccentric traditions p... Read more
22 Dec 2019
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22mins
Ranked #6

Midnight Poaching on the Tay
Jenny and Annie investigate salmon poaching on the Inner Tay Estuary between Perth and Dundee. They learn about this dar... Read more
5 Apr 2020
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33mins
Ranked #7

Fire & Iron: The Smiddy, Blacksmiths & Mythology
Continuing the conversation about rural Scotland, Annie and Jenny speak to Jimmy about his experience of being a blacksm... Read more
13 Mar 2020
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40mins
Ranked #8

Scottish Zoo: Unicorn, Wildcat, Puffin & Deer
This podcast explores the Scottish Zoo of our mythologies, glens, and islands. It begins by wondering why the unicorn is... Read more
9 Oct 2019
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34mins
Ranked #9

Covesea Part 2: A Wizard, a Smuggler & a Wedding
In the second of a two-part adventure at Covesea caves, we look at the rumours of the Wizard of Gordonstoun who was said... Read more
1 Aug 2019
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26mins
Ranked #10

Rain, Plowtery, Dreich
Jenny and Annie stay inside on a dreichy day to talk about the environmental and cultural significance of rain. We disco... Read more
29 Aug 2019
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23mins
Ranked #11

Scottish Granny: Poppies & Prisoners
In this exploration of family history, Annie and Jenny speak to Jean: Annie’s granny. It’s a wonderful and touching disc... Read more
22 Dec 2019
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36mins
Ranked #12

Radical War 1820
Jenny and Annie have a look at a group of artisan weavers who inspired a strike of sixty thousand people in Glasgow and ... Read more
8 Aug 2019
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24mins
Ranked #13

Theatre in Victorian Inverness
This episode brings a guest host, Sara Boussaikouk, who talks to us about Victorian theatres in Inverness. We read archi... Read more
23 Aug 2019
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20mins
Ranked #14

Bonus: Butteries, bakers & Bennachie
In this episode, Jenny and Annie eat some delicious Aberdeen rowies, also known as butteries. We look at the origin of t... Read more
28 Mar 2020
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20mins
Ranked #15

Love in the Lowlands
In the third episode interviewing Jean and Jimmy we travel back to the dance halls of the fabulous fifties. Jenny and A... Read more
6 Feb 2020
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Ranked #16

Blue Men of the Minch
Jenny and Annie head to sea to explore the legends of the Blue Men of the Minch: supernatural men who are said to inhabi... Read more
18 May 2020
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22mins
Ranked #17

Grey Mare’s Tail Waterfall: The Devil and the Rock
In this episode we explore deep time in an investigation into the geology and history of the Grey Mare’s Tail, a spectac... Read more
12 May 2020
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34mins
Ranked #18

Anthrax Island: Gruinard Clearances & Deadly Experiments
Jenny and Annie find stories of Gruinard Island, a small island just off the West Coast of the Scottish. From this one l... Read more
4 May 2020
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41mins
Ranked #19

Mermaids of Scotland: Dangers of the Deep Sea
Jenny and Annie explore the everlasting legend of mermaids to celebrate coastlines, seas and lochs. They share incredibl... Read more
26 Apr 2020
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41mins
Ranked #20

Eilean Donan Castle: Medieval Misdoers, Legends & Jacobites
Welcome to Eilean Donan Castle, one of the most famous and photographed castles in Scotland, situated on a small island ... Read more
21 Apr 2020
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26mins