Plague!
Plague!
Listen to Dr Anette Hagan as she walks you around Plague! our latest exhibition which looks at cultural history of conta... Read more
13 Apr 2016
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12mins
Lifting the Lid on 400 years of food in Scotland
Lifting the Lid on 400 years of food in Scotland
Manuscripts curator Olive Geddes provides an audio overview of the National Library of Scotland's summer exhibition whic... Read more
3 Aug 2015
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13mins
Game of Crowns: the 1715 Jacobite Rising
Game of Crowns: the 1715 Jacobite Rising
Robert Betteridge, National Library of Scotland rare books curator, provides an overview of the exhibition which commemo... Read more
27 Jan 2015
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7mins
Behind the Lines: Personal stories of the First World War
Behind the Lines: Personal stories of the First World War
National Library of Scotland curators Jan Usher and Alison Metcalfe talk about the Library's WWI exhibition which is ope... Read more
8 Aug 2014
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9mins
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David Livingstone: Picturing Africa
David Livingstone: Picturing Africa
David McClay, National Library of Scotland Manuscripts Curator guides listeners through the Library's current exhibition... Read more
19 Jun 2013
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11mins
Lunatic asylums reports of British India
Lunatic asylums reports of British India
National Library of Scotland's Medical History of British India project manager, Francine Millard talks about some of t... Read more
3 Apr 2013
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6mins
Medical History of British India Project
Medical History of British India Project
Francine Millard, Digitisation Manager for the Medical History of British India Project at the National Library of Scotl... Read more
3 Jan 2013
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3mins
Scottish Screen Archive: A window in time
Scottish Screen Archive: A window in time
SSA Manager, Ruth Washbrook talks about how the films of and about Scotland provide a 'rear view window in time'.
14 Sep 2012
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3mins
Who were the Brothers Grimm?
Who were the Brothers Grimm?
To celebrate the 200th anniversary of the Grimm's popular German tales first appearing in print, NLS Rare Books Curator,... Read more
5 Sep 2012
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10mins
Going to the Pictures: Scotland at the Cinema
Going to the Pictures: Scotland at the Cinema
Curator Andrew Martin discusses the lure and fascination of going to the cinema in Scotland from the earliest days.
6 Aug 2012
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5mins
