Scotland (A Scottish History Podcast)

Mrs Barbour’s Army - The Woman Who Took On The Landlords

Meet Mary Barbour, the woman who took on Glasgow's First World War slumlords and played an invaluable role in the history of modern Scotland.
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CREDITS
This episode was written and produced by Michael Park. The score was written by the human stealth bomber, Mitch Bain.

You Win Or You Die - How Accurate Was Game of Thrones?

Whether you liked or loathed the final season of HBO's Game of Thrones, you’ll love this trip back into Scottish history, telling the story of two horrifying events which inspired the most famous moment in George R.R. Martin's story: the Red Wedding.
Learn about the Black Dinner and the Massacre of Glencoe in this episode of Scotland, a storytelling podcast about history and where we made it.
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CREDITS
This episode was written and produced by Michael Park. The score was written by the human chameleon, Mitch Bain. Additional voices were provided by Andy Stewart. 

Black Death - Plague in Medieval Edinburgh (Part 2)

A nightmare has descended upon Edinburgh. The great plague, the Black Death, has returned and there is nothing anyone can do to stop it...
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The second part of our two-parter on the Plague. If you've not listened to the first part yet, you can get it here.
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CREDITS
This episode was written and produced by Michael Park. The score was written by the human dazzle ship, Mitch Bain. Additional voices were provided by Andy Stewart & Mitch Bain. Expert purring was provided by my cat, Milo.

Black Death - Plague in Victorian Glasgow? (Part 1)

The Bubonic Plague has arrived in Scotland. Not among the squalor of a medieval village, but on the streets of Victorian Glasgow. Where has it come from, and why is it spreading?
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Part 1 of 2
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CREDITS
This episode was written and produced by Michael Park. The score was written by the human cloaking device, Mitch Bain. Additional voices were provided by Adam Clery, Jamie Mowat, Doctor Fiona McCubbin, and Mitch Bain.

Third Degree Burns - How Bad Was Robert Burns?

Robert Burns was one of the great poets of his age, a Scottish hero, our national Bard and the toast of high society throughout his short career. This story isn't about him - not completely anyway.
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CREDITS
Ae Fond Kiss is performed by Cairngorm - find them online at cairngormmusic.com. The voice of Nancy MacLehose is Leanne Milne. The score for this episode is by the human invisibility cloak Mitch Bain.

Tam o’ Shanter

Since Burns Night is coming up soon: meet Tam o' Shanter - one of Robert Burns' most famous creations - as he rides from Ayr through Alloway and meets some... suspicious characters. This is something a bit different for us, and we put a lot of time into making it so we hope you enjoy!
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CREDITS
This episode was written and sound designed by Michael Park, and scored by the human perception filter Mitch Bain. Thanks also to Leanne Milne for her help in the production of this episode. 

We Eat People - Sawney Bean & The Cannibals

Scottish history is full of stories of bloodthirsty characters... but are they any more than just characters? Let's meet a couple and find out.
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CREDITS
Additional voices by Mitch Bain.

Riot Act - The Battle of George Square

It is 1919. Troops are on the streets of Glasgow to quell a Communist uprising. What happened? The Riot Act happened.
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CREDITS
The Voice of the Riot Act is Paul Houlihan
The score was written by the human Fialka cipher, Mitch Bain. 
This episode wouldn't be possible without the work of Gordon Barclay whose article 'Duties in the Aid of Civil Power' formed the basis of this episode
Thanks to Sarah Kelly for her help in producing this episode.

This is Scotland - A Scottish History Podcast

This is Scotland. A podcast where we take you on a journey into Scottish history and tell the stories of the people and places who make us who we are.
 
This show isn’t about the whole history of our wee country one event after another. These are moments, they’re people’s stories. They’re our stories.