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Stories of Scotland

Stories of Scotland is an award-winning Scottish history podcast. Join hosts Jenny and Annie as they unravel the rich tapestry of Scotland’s culture, nature and heritage. Prepared to climb into caves,... Read more

Ranked #1

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Tomnahurich: the Fairy Hill of Inverness

Tomnahurich: the Fairy Hill of Inverness

Jenny and Annie go away with the fairies to explore the mythology of Tomnahurich Cemetery in Inverness. This episode loo... Read more

24 Sep 2019

34mins

Ranked #2

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Witchcraft & Witch-hunters

Witchcraft & Witch-hunters

This episode looks at witchcraft and witch-purging in early modern Scotland. We hear the extraordinary confessions of Is... Read more

28 Oct 2019

38mins

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Ranked #3

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Tales from a Scottish Grandpa

Tales from a Scottish Grandpa

The first of a five-part series from a Scottish grandparent’s living room. Annie and Jenny speak to Annie’s grandfather,... Read more

27 Nov 2019

34mins

Ranked #4

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Covesea Caves Part 1: Bronze Age Mortuary

Covesea Caves Part 1: Bronze Age Mortuary

In the first of a two-part exploration of Covesea caves, Jenny and Annie crawl into the Bronze Age to ponder why these c... Read more

24 Jul 2019

24mins

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Ranked #5

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Winter Solstice Bonus: Clava Cairns & Shetland Tammasmas

Winter Solstice Bonus: Clava Cairns & Shetland Tammasmas

In this bonus episode, Jenny and Annie celebrate the winter solstice by looking at some wonderful eccentric traditions p... Read more

22 Dec 2019

22mins

Ranked #6

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Midnight Poaching on the Tay

Midnight Poaching on the Tay

Jenny and Annie investigate salmon poaching on the Inner Tay Estuary between Perth and Dundee. They learn about this dar... Read more

5 Apr 2020

33mins

Ranked #7

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Fire & Iron: The Smiddy, Blacksmiths & Mythology

Fire & Iron: The Smiddy, Blacksmiths & Mythology

Continuing the conversation about rural Scotland, Annie and Jenny speak to Jimmy about his experience of being a blacksm... Read more

13 Mar 2020

40mins

Ranked #8

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Scottish Zoo: Unicorn, Wildcat, Puffin & Deer

Scottish Zoo: Unicorn, Wildcat, Puffin & Deer

This podcast explores the Scottish Zoo of our mythologies, glens, and islands. It begins by wondering why the unicorn is... Read more

9 Oct 2019

34mins

Ranked #9

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Covesea Part 2: A Wizard, a Smuggler & a Wedding

Covesea Part 2: A Wizard, a Smuggler & a Wedding

In the second of a two-part adventure at Covesea caves, we look at the rumours of the Wizard of Gordonstoun who was said... Read more

1 Aug 2019

26mins

Ranked #10

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Rain, Plowtery, Dreich

Rain, Plowtery, Dreich

Jenny and Annie stay inside on a dreichy day to talk about the environmental and cultural significance of rain. We disco... Read more

29 Aug 2019

23mins

Ranked #11

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Scottish Granny: Poppies & Prisoners

Scottish Granny: Poppies & Prisoners

In this exploration of family history, Annie and Jenny speak to Jean: Annie’s granny. It’s a wonderful and touching disc... Read more

22 Dec 2019

36mins

Ranked #12

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Radical War 1820

Radical War 1820

Jenny and Annie have a look at a group of artisan weavers who inspired a strike of sixty thousand people in Glasgow and ... Read more

8 Aug 2019

24mins

Ranked #13

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Theatre in Victorian Inverness

Theatre in Victorian Inverness

This episode brings a guest host, Sara Boussaikouk, who talks to us about Victorian theatres in Inverness. We read archi... Read more

23 Aug 2019

20mins

Ranked #14

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Bonus: Butteries, bakers & Bennachie

Bonus: Butteries, bakers & Bennachie

In this episode, Jenny and Annie eat some delicious Aberdeen rowies, also known as butteries. We look at the origin of t... Read more

28 Mar 2020

20mins

Ranked #15

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Love in the Lowlands

Love in the Lowlands

In the third episode interviewing Jean and Jimmy we travel back to the dance halls of the fabulous fifties. Jenny and A... Read more

6 Feb 2020

Ranked #16

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Blue Men of the Minch

Blue Men of the Minch

Jenny and Annie head to sea to explore the legends of the Blue Men of the Minch: supernatural men who are said to inhabi... Read more

18 May 2020

22mins

Ranked #17

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Grey Mare’s Tail Waterfall: The Devil and the Rock

Grey Mare’s Tail Waterfall: The Devil and the Rock

In this episode we explore deep time in an investigation into the geology and history of the Grey Mare’s Tail, a spectac... Read more

12 May 2020

34mins

Ranked #18

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Anthrax Island: Gruinard Clearances & Deadly Experiments

Anthrax Island: Gruinard Clearances & Deadly Experiments

Jenny and Annie find stories of Gruinard Island, a small island just off the West Coast of the Scottish. From this one l... Read more

4 May 2020

41mins

Ranked #19

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Mermaids of Scotland: Dangers of the Deep Sea

Mermaids of Scotland: Dangers of the Deep Sea

Jenny and Annie explore the everlasting legend of mermaids to celebrate coastlines, seas and lochs. They share incredibl... Read more

26 Apr 2020

41mins

Ranked #20

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Eilean Donan Castle: Medieval Misdoers, Legends & Jacobites

Eilean Donan Castle: Medieval Misdoers, Legends & Jacobites

Welcome to Eilean Donan Castle, one of the most famous and photographed castles in Scotland, situated on a small island ... Read more

21 Apr 2020

26mins

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