Legends
Susan Morrison finds out how to rescue a Border reiver, how Highland ghosts became fashionable and the terrible truth about pirates.
Susan Morrison gets on the trail of border reiver Kinmont Willie and finds out from Fergal Leonard of Durham University how Sir Walter Scott of Buccleuch Keeper of Liddesdale went about rescuing that famous bad lad in the times of King James and Queen Elizabeth. Dr Martha McGill of Warwick University is our ghost consultant - exploring how the Highland ghosts became fashionable and how beliefs about hauntings became so alluring for tourists. And there鈥檚 more expert advice from Dr David Wilson of Strathclyde University who has the honest truth about pirates and why you should never let them run the council.
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- Sat 3 Jul 2021 06:0091热爆 Radio Scotland
- Sat 3 Jul 2021 18:0091热爆 Radio Scotland except Extra
- Tue 28 Dec 2021 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.
