Scotland (A Scottish History Podcast)

It is 1942. On Gruinard Island, in a bay about halfway between Gairloch and Ullapool, a flock of sheep are dying for the war effort.
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CREDITS: Written, narrated & produced by Michael Park. Music by Mitch Bain. Illustrations by Jamie Mowat.

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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CREDITS: Written, narrated & produced by Michael Park. Additional voices by Chris Moriarty & Mitch Bain. Music by Mitch Bain. Illustrations by Jamie Mowat.

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 listeners.
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CREDITS: Written, narrated & produced by Michael Park. Music by Mitch Bain. Additional voices by Chris Moriarty, Mitch Bain, Meghan Crabtree, Sarah-Louise Kelly, Leanne Milne, Jamie Mowat, Alex Muncie & Panda McPanderson. Illustrations by Jamie Mowat.

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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CREDITS: Written, narrated & produced by Michael Park. Music by Mitch Bain. Illustrations by Jamie Mowat.

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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CREDITS: Written, narrated & produced by Michael Park. Additional voices by Leanne Milne. Music by Mitch Bain. Illustrations by Jamie Mowat.

It is 1914. Deeds Not Words. Votes for Women.
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CREDITS: Written, produced and narrated by Michael Park, Music by Mitch Bain, Additional voices by Leanne Milne, Sheila Bain, Rosie Brotherwood, Meghan Crabtree, Mila Daskalova, Michael Fern, Sarah-Louise Kelly, Fay Jardine, Fiona, April & Lyra McCubbin, Kim Morrison, Maria Oldani & Lauren Tuckerman. Illustrations by TIDLIN.

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 Haggis03.40: The Immortal Memory07.50: To A Mouse09.55: John Barleycorn11.50: Holy Willie’s Prayer16:55: Auld Lang Syne
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We were lucky enough to be able to use a beautiful rendition of Auld Lang Syne from 'For The Sake of Old Times' by 1504. Find out more about the project at 1504.co
CREDITS: Written, narrated & produced by Michael Park. Additional voices by Jamie Mowat & Mitch Bain. Music by Mitch Bain. Illustrations by Jamie Mowat.

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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CREDITS - Written, produced and narrated by Michael Park, Music by Mitch Bain, Additional voices by Rushka Gray & Mitch Bain. Illustrations by TIDLIN.
 

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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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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CREDITS: Written, produced and narrated by Michael Park, Music by Mitch Bain, Additional voices by Chris Moriarty. Illustrations by TIDLIN.

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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CREDITS: Written, produced and narrated by Michael Park, Music by Mitch Bain. Illustrations by TIDLIN.

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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CREDITS: Written, produced and narrated by Michael Park, Music by Mitch Bain, Additional voices by Leanne Milne and Chris Moriarty. Illustrations by TIDLIN.

It is 1918. The war is almost over, but there is still time for it to take people away.
 
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CREDITS - Written & Narrated by Michael Park - Music by Mitch Bain - Additional Voices by Leanne Milne & Chris Moriarty

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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CREDITS
Scotland is written and produced by Michael Park and is a production of Be Quiet Media.
Additional voices in this episode were by Chris Moriarty and Mitch Bain.Mitch's laptop broke this week so music in this episode was provided by Asher Fulero, Mary Abrami and Jesse Gallagher.
Additional voices for this episode were by Jamie Mowat. Jamie does stunning illustrations for us which you can see in our episode art. See more and buy prints at tidlin.com.
Scotland is supported by Chris Lingwood and listeners like you on Patreon. You can get loads more from us for as little as two dollars at: patreon.com/scotlandhistorypodcast 
You can find out more about the show on our website, thisisscotland.co and on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram by searching Scotland - Scottish History Podcast. 

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 enjoy it!
 
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CREDITS
 
This episode of Scotland was written by Morag Allan Campbell and narrated by Leanne Milne.
 
It was produced and sound designed by Michael Park. It is a production of Be Quiet Media.
 
Will You Take A Walk with me is part of the Dangerous Women Project. You can read it again at http://dangerouswomenproject.org, and find over 350 more pieces that reflect on the dynamics, conflicts, identities and power relations with which women have always lived, and still live today.
 
Fifty of those pieces, including essays by Nicola Sturgeon, Bidisha and Irenosen Okojie, have been gathered into a forthcoming book, published by Unbound. Dangerous Women: Fifty reflections on women, power and identity will come out in 2021, and you can still pledge for a copy at http://unbound.com/books/dangerous-women
 
Jamie Mowat does stunning illustrations for us which you can see in our episode art. See more and buy prints at tidlin.com.
 
You can find out more about the show on our website, http://scotland.bequiet.media and on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram by searching Scotland - A Scottish History Podcast.

It is 1903 and you are surrounded by penguins and seals. A far cry from home in Troon.
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CREDITS
Scotland is written and produced by Michael Park and is a production of Be Quiet Media.
Additional voices in this episode were by Chris Moriarty.
The music for every episode of Scotland is by Naval Cipher Number 3, Mitch Bain, you can check out more of his work at http://mitchbain.bequiet.media.
Additional voices for this episode were by Jamie Mowat. Jamie does stunning illustrations for us which you can see in our episode art. See more and buy prints at tidlin.com.
You can find out more about the show on our website, thisisscotland.co and on twitter, facebook and instagram by searching Scotland - Scottish History Podcast.