PlayEveryone knows the history of Scotland: the romance of the highlands with Bonnie Prince Charlie, the Northern Isles with their Pictish and Viking heritage, Dundee with Jute and Jam, Glasgow and its shipyards and Edinburgh and the New Town Enlightenment. But what of the Borders?
A published historian and archivist, Mary, and her friend, Doug, explore the less well-trodden paths of Scottish history and folklore as they shine a light on some of the best kept secrets of times past and present in the Scottish Borders. Join them as they chat and natter about the chequered history of the Borders region and reveal that, despite the best efforts of Hollywood, not all of the dramatic, historical intrigue and derring-do took place in the Scottish Highlands.
Hosted by Mary Craig and Doug Swan.
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Common Ridings
The origins of the Common Riding festivals of the Scottish Borders
Witches
Tales of witches and witchcraft in the Scottish Borders.
Halloween
All about Halloween and 'Samhain' in Scotland
Navvy Riots
1848 - The coming of the railway and the story of the Irish Navvies
Mills
How the Borders clothed the world
Walter Scott
Walter Scott, lawyer, poet, novelist and the inventor of Scottish History?
Midwinter Magic
Tales of Midwinter Magic
Gypsy (part 1)
The rich story of Scotland's Gypsy Kings and Queens
Gypsy (part 2)
The story of Scotland's Gypsy Kings and Queens - part 2
Robert Burns
Robert Burns' great visit to the Borders
How Scottish?
How Scottish is the Scottish Borders Region?
Black Death
The Great Pestilence in the Borders
Two Tams
The stories of Thomas the Rhymer and Tam Lin
Pilgrimage
Pilgrimage in the Borders
Crusades
Christian knights, infidels, battles, Constantinople and an elephant
Darien (part 1)
The Darien Venture: connecting the Pacific and Atlantic oceans.
Darien (part 2)
The Darien Venture: part 2
Gododdin
The history of the Borders and their ancient people
Mungo Park
Influential African explorer?
Bite-sized
A bite-sized blether before the holidays
Bite-sized return
After the holidays
Lowland Clearances
Tthousands forced from the land
Hob Grieve
The trials of an accused witch in the 17th century
Goblin Ha'
Sir Hugo de Gyffard and the goblins
Frederick Douglass
The great campaigner
Murder in Stow - 1871
Episode one - 1871
Murder in Stow - The unanswered questions
Episode two - The unanswered questions
Murder in Stow - Victoriana
Episode three - Victoriana
Murder in Stow - A different story
Murder in Stow, episode four - A different story
Murder in Stow - The denoument
Episode five - The denouement
Maharajah
The elephant who walked to Manchester
Abbeys part 1
The Borders Abbeys
Abbeys part 2
Life in an abbey
Stones and stone circles part 1
more questions than answers
Stones and stone circles part 2
the myths and legends
History part 1
What is history?
History part 2
What is history?
Why myths and legends
Why talk about myths and legends?
Q&A
Listener's questions and answers
Beechings
Beeching Cuts and the closure of the Waverley line
Summer Wanderings
Arthur and Merlin part 1
the Arthurian legend
Arthur and Merlin part 2
Merlin and Lailoken
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