37 episodes
Borders Bletherings Realm
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- History
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Everyone 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.
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History part 1
What is history? What is it for?
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Stones and stone circles part 2
Join Mary as she tells Doug the folk tales that have entranced generations.
Hares, faeries and boiling cauldrons!
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Stones and stone circles part 1
Join Doug and Mary as they discuss the standing stones and stones circle in the Borders.
When were they built, why were they built and what were they for?
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Abbeys part 2
The monastic life in an abbey and how that changed over the years
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Abbeys part 1
Abbeys part 1 - The Border abbeys: how and why they were built
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Maharajah
Maharajah - the elephant who walked to Manchester
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