Episodes

Thursday Apr 27, 2023
Anoraks & Airwaves - How Radio Came To Scotland
Thursday Apr 27, 2023
Thursday Apr 27, 2023
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 explore the impact of 2BP on the nascent BBC. His book 'Scotland On Air: A Century of Scottish Broadcasting' will be available here.
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CREDITS: Written, narrated & produced by Michael Park. Additional voices by Ashleigh Wilson & Aaron Richardson. Recording of Kathleen Garscadden from the BBC Archives. "An Elephant Never Forgets" by Lupino Lane is used as an out of copyright recording.

Friday Mar 31, 2023
The Clyde’s Forgotten Tragedy - The SS Daphne
Friday Mar 31, 2023
Friday Mar 31, 2023
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 this episode of Scotland - a podcast all about Scottish history and where we made it.
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CREDITS: Written, narrated & produced by Michael Park. Additional voices by Kate Cotter & David Allan.

Tuesday Jan 31, 2023
Riot Act - The Battle of George Square (Rebroadcast)
Tuesday Jan 31, 2023
Tuesday Jan 31, 2023
Today marks 104 years since the Battle of George Square took place in Glasgow.
It is 1919. Troops are on the streets of Glasgow to quell a potential Communist uprising. What happened? The Riot Act happened.
CREDITS
The Voice of the Riot Act is Paul Houlihan
The score was written by the human Fialka cipher, Mitch Bain.
This episode wouldn't be possible without the work of Gordon Barclay whose article 'Duties in the Aid of Civil Power' formed the basis of this episode
Thanks to Sarah Kelly for her help in producing this episode.

Sunday Jan 22, 2023
Robert Burns & His Best Friend’s Legal Problems
Sunday Jan 22, 2023
Sunday Jan 22, 2023
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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CREDITS: Written, narrated & produced by Michael Park. Music by Epidemic Sound.

Friday Dec 23, 2022
Stealing the Stone of Destiny (Rebroadcast)
Friday Dec 23, 2022
Friday Dec 23, 2022
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. This episode was first released in December 2020.
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CREDITS: Written, produced and narrated by Michael Park, Music by Mitch Bain, Additional voices by Chris Moriarty. Illustrations by TIDLIN.

Monday Nov 28, 2022
The Darién Scheme (Remastered)
Monday Nov 28, 2022
Monday Nov 28, 2022
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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CREDITS: Written, narrated & produced by Michael Park. Music by Mitch Bain. Additional voices by Andy Stewart.

Tuesday Sep 27, 2022
Jim Clark - The Fastest Man on Earth
Tuesday Sep 27, 2022
Tuesday Sep 27, 2022
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 History Podcast.
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CREDITS: Written, narrated & produced by Michael Park. Music by Mitch Bain.

Monday Aug 29, 2022
144CE - Life On The Antonine Wall
Monday Aug 29, 2022
Monday Aug 29, 2022
It is 144CE. Based on research and excavations, hear the story of one Roman soldiers' posting to the edge of the Empire. This is Scotland, this is life on the Antonine Wall.
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CREDITS: Written, narrated & produced by Michael Park. Music by Asher Fulero.

Tuesday Jul 12, 2022
Introducing... Weight of Sand
Tuesday Jul 12, 2022
Tuesday Jul 12, 2022
Annie takes her first trip back to Auldearn Tolbooth in 1662 to meet Isobel Gowdie, one of the most well-known women accused of witchcraft in the Scottish Witch Hunts. Her testimonies of witchcraft have influenced folklore for centuries. But, does Isobel herself believe in witchcraft?
From the makers of Stories of Scotland and funded by Northword, Weight of Sand is available at carryingstream.com or wherever good Podcasts are found.

Monday Jul 04, 2022
Stories From A Railway Station
Monday Jul 04, 2022
Monday Jul 04, 2022
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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CREDITS: Written, narrated & produced by Michael Park. Additional voices by David Allan & Ashleigh Wilson. Music by Mitch Bain.

Monday May 30, 2022
Death Ray - How Radar Was Born From Paranoia
Monday May 30, 2022
Monday May 30, 2022
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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CREDITS: Written, narrated & produced by Michael Park. Additional voices by David Allan & Stevie Whiteford. Music by Mitch Bain. Death ray sound effect by Beetlemuse on Freesound.

Monday Mar 28, 2022
Land’s End To John O’Groats - The Orcadian Woman Who Started A Trend
Monday Mar 28, 2022
Monday Mar 28, 2022
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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CREDITS: Written, narrated & produced by Michael Park. Additional voices by David Allan. Music by Mitch Bain.

Monday Feb 21, 2022
Until Proven Innocent - The Oscar Slater Murder Trial
Monday Feb 21, 2022
Monday Feb 21, 2022
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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CREDITS: Written, narrated & produced by Michael Park. Additional voices by Mitch Bain & David Allan. Music by Mitch Bain.

Monday Jan 24, 2022
Robert Burns’ Brain - Proving Phrenology With The Bard’s Bones
Monday Jan 24, 2022
Monday Jan 24, 2022
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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CREDITS: Written, narrated & produced by Michael Park. Additional voices by Mitch Bain, Siobhan Buchanan & David Allan. Music by Mitch Bain.
SUPPORTERS: Fiona Brotherwood, Antony Harrison, Cian O'Brien, Erica Peaslee, Leanne Milne, Neal Morrison & Sheila Bain

Monday Nov 22, 2021
The Heel & The Shoe - Why We Use Symbols To Remember Our Heroes
Monday Nov 22, 2021
Monday Nov 22, 2021
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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CREDITS: Written, narrated & produced by Michael Park. Music & additional voices by Mitch Bain. Illustrations by Jamie Mowat.

Monday Oct 25, 2021
Monsters of Glasgow - A Scotland Hallowe’en Special
Monday Oct 25, 2021
Monday Oct 25, 2021
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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CREDITS: Written, narrated & produced by Michael Park. Music & additional voices by Mitch Bain. Illustrations by Jamie Mowat.