Ranked #1
Tomnahurich: the Fairy Hill of Inverness
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
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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Ranked #3
Tales from a Scottish Grandpa
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
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
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Ranked #5
Winter Solstice Bonus: Clava Cairns & Shetland Tammasmas
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
