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Women's Rights in Ancient Egypt and Drookit Royals

Some women are mummies and some women unwrap mummies. Susan investigates Scotswomen in Egyptology and finds out about the royal shipwreck which could have done for Outlander.

Some women are mummies and some women unwrap mummies. Susan Morrison investigates feisty Scotswomen who were pioneers of Egyptology, their lives and finds, their struggle to be taken seriously and what were women's lives like in Ancient Egypt anyway? Curator Dr Margaret Maitland of National Museums of Scotland takes Susan into their stores to meet the women of Ancient Egypt and the Scots who studied them.

Put away your tartan, bin your Outlander box-set, and get rid of that shortbread tin - it could all have been so very different. Susan's guests Dr Eric Graham and Dr Mark Jardine tell her about the royal shipwreck which could have changed everything for Scotland and ruined our tourist industry.

A father and his boy sharing one Commonwealth War Graves Commission headstone - Professor Tony Pollard of Glasgow University and local historian Tom Barclay of Girvan tell Louise Yeoman the sad but inspiring story of father of the RAF Sir David Henderson and his air-ace son.

30 minutes

Last on

Sun 22 Jul 2018 07:00

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  • Tue 17 Jul 2018 13:30
  • Sun 22 Jul 2018 07:00

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