The Scottish History Podcast
By Owen Innes
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Episodes: 164
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The Scottish History Podcast brings Scotland's past to life through engaging storytelling, fascinating characters and remarkable events. From ancient Pictish kingdoms and medieval battles to Jacobite rebellions, scientific pioneers and modern political change, each episode explores the people and moments that shaped the nation.
Hosted by Owen Innes, the podcast journeys across more than two thousand years of Scottish history, uncovering well-known stories and forgotten chapters alike. Whether examining the lives of kings and queens, saints and scholars, warriors and reformers, or the everyday experiences of ordinary Scots, every episode is carefully researched and presented in an accessible and entertaining style.
Perfect for lifelong history enthusiasts and newcomers alike, the Scottish History Podcast offers a compelling exploration of Scotland's rich and often dramatic past.
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146 - TWISH - Glenelg & The Blantyre Disaster
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Oct 19, 2026 |
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145 - Things that go Bump in the Highlands
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Oct 15, 2026 |
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144 - TWISH - The Skye Brige
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Oct 12, 2026 |
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143 - Witches, Warlocks and the Devil in Scotland
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Oct 08, 2026 |
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142 - TWISH - The Otranto, Islay and the American Monument
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Oct 05, 2026 |
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141 - The Wizard of the West Bow & Mary King's Close
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Oct 01, 2026 |
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140 - TWISH - The Battle of The Clans
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Sep 28, 2026 |
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139 - Sir George "Bluidy/Bloody" MacKenzie
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Sep 24, 2026 |
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138 - TWISH - Battle of Prestonpans & Margaret, Maid of Norway
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Sep 21, 2026 |
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137 - The Covenanters – Part 6: Revolution, Renwick and the Covenanters' Legacy
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Sep 17, 2026 |
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136 - TWISH - The Hector & The Auchengeich Mining Disaster
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Sep 14, 2026 |
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135 - The Covenanters Part 5 - Magus Muir, Drumclog and Bothwell Bridge
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Sep 10, 2026 |
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134 - The Battle of Pinkie & The Battle of Stirling Bridge
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Sep 07, 2026 |
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133 - TWISH - Half Hangit' Maggie & Margaret Todd
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Aug 31, 2026 |
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132 - The Covenanters Part 4 : The Restoration and the Road to Persecution
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Aug 27, 2026 |
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131 - TWISH - The Chaseabout Raid & The Trial of Deacon Brodie
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Aug 24, 2026 |
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130 - The Covenanters part 3 - Charles II, Cromwell and the Road to Occupation
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Aug 22, 2026 |
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129 - TWISH - Johnson and Boswell's trip around Scotland & The Death of William Wallace
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Aug 17, 2026 |
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128 - The Covenanters Part 2 : The National Covenant and the Bishop's Wars
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Aug 13, 2026 |
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127 - TWISH - Andrew Carnegie & John Logie Baird
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Aug 10, 2026 |
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126 - The Covenanters Part 1 : The Road to the Covenant
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Aug 06, 2026 |
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125 - TWISH - Sir Harry Lauder & Sir Alexander Fleming
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Aug 03, 2026 |
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124 - Gregor MacGregor : Soldier, Laird, and the Man Who Sold a Country That Didn’t Exist
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Jul 30, 2026 |
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123 - TWISH - The Beano & Alexander Graham Bell
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Jul 27, 2026 |
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122 - The Border Reivers
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Jul 23, 2026 |
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121 - TWISH - The Battle of Falkirk 1298 - Wallace is defeated
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Jul 20, 2026 |
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120 - Sir Thomas Randolph, "The Black Knight of Scotland"
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Jul 16, 2026 |
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119 - TWISH - The Last Jacobite Henry Benedict Stuart
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Jul 13, 2026 |
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118 - "Quick Fire" Questions
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Jul 10, 2026 |
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117 - TWISH - Piper Alpha Disaster and Queens Park Football Club
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Jul 06, 2026 |
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116 - The Second War of Scottish Independence
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Jul 02, 2026 |
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Episode 115 - TWISH - John Maclean, The Red Clydeside & The Barber Surgeons of Edinburgh
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Jun 29, 2026 |
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Episode 114 - The Battle of Bannockburn - 24th of June 1314
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Jun 24, 2026 |
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Episode 113 - Bannockburn - 1313 until 23rd of June 1314
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Jun 23, 2026 |
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Episode 112 - TWISH - Flora MacDonald and Bonnie Prince Charlie's voyage Over The Sea to Skye
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Jun 22, 2026 |
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Episode 111 - Robert the Bruce - The run up to Bannockburn
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Jun 18, 2026 |
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Episode 110 - TWISH - Black Agnes & The Scuttling of the High Seas Fleet
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Jun 15, 2026 |
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Episode 109 - The History of Languages in Scotland
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Jun 11, 2026 |
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Episode 108 - TWISH - Saint Columba & James Clerk Maxwell
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Jun 08, 2026 |
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Episode 107 - The Scottish Enlightenment
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Jun 04, 2026 |
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Episode 106 - TWISH - James Hutton and Adam Smith
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Jun 01, 2026 |
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Episode 105 - The Witch Trials
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May 28, 2026 |
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Episode 104 - TWISH - The Lost Honours & The Udstan Mining Disaster
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May 25, 2026 |
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Episode 103 - James VIII of Scots & III of England
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May 20, 2026 |
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Episode 102 - TWISH - Battle of Dunnichen and Captain Kidd
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May 20, 2026 |
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Episode 101 - James 7th of Scots and 2nd of England
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May 14, 2026 |
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Episode 100 - TWISH - The Scottish Parliament and the Appin Murder
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May 11, 2026 |
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Episode 99 - James VI & I Part 2
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May 07, 2026 |
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Episode 98 - TWISH - James Young Simpson & The Battle of Loudoun Hill
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May 04, 2026 |
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Episode 97 - King James VI of Scots Part 1
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May 01, 2026 |
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Episode 96 - TWISH - Henry Dundas & The Act of Union
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Apr 27, 2026 |
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Episode 95 - King James V of Scots
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Apr 23, 2026 |
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Episode 94 - TWISH - John Muir & David Hume
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Apr 20, 2026 |
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Episode 93 - James IV of Scots
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Apr 16, 2026 |
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Episode 92 - This Week in Scottish History - 13th April
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Apr 13, 2026 |
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Episode 91 - This week in Scottish History - 6th of April
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Apr 06, 2026 |
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Episode 90 - James III of Scots
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Apr 01, 2026 |
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Episode 89 - This Week in Scottish History - 30th March
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Mar 30, 2026 |
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Episode 88 - This Week in Scottish History - March 23rd
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Mar 23, 2026 |
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Episode 87 - This week in Scottish History
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Mar 16, 2026 |
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EP 86 - James II of Scotland
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Jun 03, 2025 |
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EP 85 - James I of Scotland
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Apr 08, 2025 |
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EP 84 - The House of Stuart
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Apr 01, 2025 |
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EP 83 - Golf
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Mar 26, 2025 |
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EP 82 - Portree & Trotternish Peninsula
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Jul 20, 2023 |
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EP 81 - Duirinish & Waternish Pt.2
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May 17, 2023 |
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EP 80 - Duirinish & Waternish Pt.1
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Feb 05, 2023 |
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EP 79 - The Minginish Peninsula
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Jan 29, 2023 |
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EP 78 - Luib to Sligachan
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Sep 21, 2022 |
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EP 77 - Sleat - Isle of Skye
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Jul 27, 2022 |
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EP 76 - Strath, pt2 - Isle of Skye
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Jun 05, 2022 |
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EP 75 - Strath, pt1 - Isle of Skye
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Apr 24, 2022 |
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EP 74 - The Isle of Skye
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Apr 17, 2022 |
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Little Update!!!
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Apr 08, 2022 |
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EP 73 - Scotlands Mythological Creatures
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Mar 06, 2022 |
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EP. 72 - My First Week!
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Feb 02, 2022 |
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EP 71 - Exciting Update!
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Jan 17, 2022 |
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EP. 70 - 30 Things to know before travelling to Scotland
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Dec 22, 2021 |
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EP 69 - 21 Things NOT to do in Scotland
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Dec 01, 2021 |
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EP. 68 - The Tay Bridge Disaster
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Nov 23, 2021 |
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EP. 67 - William Topaz McGonagall
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Nov 15, 2021 |
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EP 66 - The Arthur's Seat Coffins
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Nov 08, 2021 |
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Halloween Special w/ Thistle Do Nicely
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Oct 31, 2021 |
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Episode 65 - New Lanark
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Oct 17, 2021 |
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Episode 64 - St. Kilda
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Sep 27, 2021 |
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Episode 63 - The Heart of Neolithic Orkney
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Sep 20, 2021 |
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Episode 62 - The Antonine Wall
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Aug 29, 2021 |
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Episode 61 - The Forth Bridge
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Aug 17, 2021 |
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Episode 60 - Edinburgh New Town
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Aug 08, 2021 |
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Episode 59 - Edinburgh Old Town
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Aug 01, 2021 |
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Episode 58 - Churchill Barriers and Italian Chapel
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Jul 11, 2021 |
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Correction
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Jul 04, 2021 |
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Episode 57 - The Sinking of HMS Royal Oak
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Jul 04, 2021 |
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Episode 56 - The German High Seas Fleet Scuttle
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Jun 27, 2021 |
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Episode 55 - Famous Edinburgh Animals
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Jun 20, 2021 |
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Episode 54 - Scottish National Football Team
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Jun 06, 2021 |
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Episode 53 - Scottish Stereotypes
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May 30, 2021 |
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Episode 52 - Alba to Alexander II
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May 09, 2021 |
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Episode 51 - Scottish Things
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May 02, 2021 |
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Episode 50 - William Wallace vs. Robin Hood
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Apr 25, 2021 |
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Episode 49 - Caerlaverock Castle
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Apr 18, 2021 |
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Whisky Wednesday - 5 - Mackmyra "MACK"
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Apr 14, 2021 |
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Episode 48 - Stirling Castle Part 2
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Apr 04, 2021 |
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Whisky Wednesday - LAST CHANCE
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Mar 31, 2021 |
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Episode 47 - Stirling Castle - Part 1
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Mar 28, 2021 |
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Whisky Wednesday - 4 - Tomatin Decades II
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Mar 27, 2021 |
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Whisky Wednesday - 3 - Tomatin 2006 Fino Cask UK Exclusive
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Mar 27, 2021 |
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Whisky Wednesday - 2 - Tomatin Legacy
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Mar 27, 2021 |
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Whisky Wednesday - 1 - Tomatin 12
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Mar 27, 2021 |
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Episode 46 - Eilean Donan Castle
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Mar 21, 2021 |
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Whisky Wednesday Episode 3 available now!
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Mar 17, 2021 |
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Episode 45 - Saint Margaret
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Mar 14, 2021 |
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Whisky Wednesday- Available now
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Mar 04, 2021 |
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Episode 44 - Frequently Asked Questions
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Feb 28, 2021 |
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Episode 43 - Doune & Doune Castle
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Feb 21, 2021 |
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Episode 42 - Maeshowe
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Feb 07, 2021 |
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Episode 41 - The Vikings in Scotland
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Jan 31, 2021 |
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Episode 40 - Haggis
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Jan 25, 2021 |
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Bonus Episode 6 - Illegal Christmas?
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Dec 25, 2020 |
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Episode 39 - The Four Kingdoms of Scotland
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Dec 23, 2020 |
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Episode 38 - Dr. Fiona Watson
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Dec 13, 2020 |
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Episode 37 - The Romans in Scotland
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Dec 06, 2020 |
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Episode 36 - St. Andrews Day Special
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Nov 29, 2020 |
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Episode 35 - Bronze and Iron Ages
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Nov 23, 2020 |
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Bonus Episode 5 - Halloween Part 2
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Nov 14, 2020 |
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Episode 34 - Scottish A-Z
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Nov 14, 2020 |
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Episode 33 - Back to Basics
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Nov 08, 2020 |
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Episode 32 - Sean Connery Tribute
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Nov 01, 2020 |
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Episode 31 - Halloween Special
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Oct 25, 2020 |
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Episode 30 - The Highland Games
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Oct 18, 2020 |
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Episode 29 - Deacon Brodie
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Oct 11, 2020 |
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The Scottish History Podcast - Introduction
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Oct 04, 2020 |
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Episode 28 - The Great Glen and Caledonian Canal
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Oct 04, 2020 |
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Episode 27 - Burke and Hare
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Sep 27, 2020 |
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Episode 26 - Robert "Rabbie" Burns
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Sep 23, 2020 |
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Episode 25 - The Highland Clearances
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Sep 16, 2020 |
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Bonus Episode 4 - The Black Dinner
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Sep 08, 2020 |
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Episode 24 - Edinburgh Castle
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Sep 06, 2020 |
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Episode 23 - Clans
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Aug 30, 2020 |
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Episode 22 - Loch Ness and Nessie
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Aug 26, 2020 |
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Episode 21 - Rob Roy, The Highland Rogue
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Aug 16, 2020 |
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Episode 20 - The Stone of Destiny
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Aug 10, 2020 |
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Episode 19 - Whisky
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Aug 02, 2020 |
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Episode 18 - Kilts and Tartan
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Jul 26, 2020 |
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Episode 17 - Mary, Queen of Scots 2
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Jun 25, 2020 |
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Episode 16 - Mary, Queen of Scots 1
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Jun 10, 2020 |
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Episode 15 - Braveheart "historical review"
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May 20, 2020 |
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Episode 14 - The aftermath of Culloden
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May 07, 2020 |
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Episode 13 - Bonnie Prince Charlie after Culloden
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Apr 22, 2020 |
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Bonus Episode 3 - Roderick Mackenzie
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Apr 15, 2020 |
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Episode 12 - The Battle of Culloden
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Apr 15, 2020 |
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Episode 11 - Bonnie Prince Charlie before Culloden
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Apr 06, 2020 |
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Episode 10 - Bonnie Prince Charlie
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Mar 29, 2020 |
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Episode 9 - The Jacobites, an Introduction
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Mar 22, 2020 |
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Episode 8 - The Massacre of Glencoe
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Feb 24, 2020 |
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Episode 7 - The REAL Macbeth
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Feb 08, 2020 |
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Bonus Episode 2 - The Declaration of Arbroath
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Jan 29, 2020 |
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Episode 6 - Robert the Bruce 2
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Jan 26, 2020 |
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Bonus Episode 1 - Bruce and the Spider
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Jan 22, 2020 |
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Episode 5 - Robert the Bruce 1
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Jan 19, 2020 |
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Episode 4 - William Wallace 2
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Jan 08, 2020 |
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Episode 3 - William Wallace 1
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Jan 08, 2020 |
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Episode 2 - The Maid of Norway
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Dec 21, 2019 |
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Episode 1 - Scottish war of Independence
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Dec 21, 2019 |