Arsenic and Black Armbands
We're off to the courts with Susan to hear about a new drama on the Joseph Knight slavery case and an attempted family slaying in Glasgow where someone's poisoned the porridge.
Comedian and history enthusiast Susan Morrison is off to the courtroom this week to hear about a murder but not before fitting herself out with mourning dress. Costume historian Lucie Whitmore shows Susan that mourning dress didn't disappear in World War 1, it just changed fashion.
Having adjusted our attire, we're heading for Glasgow's Calton in 1831 to find out how domestic tensions and a troubled youngster led to poison in the porridge. Historian Dr Katie Barclay takes us into the tragic world of 19 year old Alexander Wingate.
Continuing our legal quest, we'll be chatting to playwright and screenwriter May Sumbwanyambe about his new radio drama and forthcoming play and film which bring out new angles on the famous case of Knight v. Wedderburn in 1778 where a young African man, Joseph Knight took on the man who enslaved him to win the right to freedom - and to be a husband and a father who could support his wife and family.
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Places in Scotland that tell a story of World War One
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Joseph Knight Story
Duration: 08:12
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Alexander Wingate was driven to murder
Duration: 10:23
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- Tue 10 Jul 2018 13:3091热爆 Radio Scotland
- Sun 15 Jul 2018 07:0091热爆 Radio Scotland
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Time Travels
Susan Morrison explores the rich and sometimes murky depths of Scotland's past.
