Scotland

Suffragists and Suffragettes in Scotland

Start : 
18 Nov 2008
End : 
18 Dec 2008
Type: 
Workshop

National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh

Workshop for Teachers.

Scotland's Empire

Start : 
30 Jun 2004
Type: 
TV

BBC Scotland

Episode 2 - The West Indies.

The Scots at Sea

Start : 
25 Jun 2004
Type: 
TV

BBC Scotland

With 18,500 kilometres of coastline, and the sea lochs and firths cutting deep into the land, no Scot lives further than 45 miles from a tidal shore. Making a living from the sea, seafaring adventures, emigration, shipbuilding, foreign trade (legal and illegal) and tourism have played their part in shaping the history of the Scottish people.

The Ferries to the Isles 1

Start : 
21 Dec 2006
Type: 
Radio

Radio Scotland

Kidnap, Coercion and Ransom

Start : 
14 Feb 2007
Type: 
Talk

National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh.

Author Eric Graham recounts the famous tale of abduction and revenge told be the Edinburgh celebrity 'Indian Pete' Williamson which was believed to be the inspiration for Stevenson's Kidnapped.

Long John Silver and Robert Louis Stevenson

Start : 
20 Feb 2007
Type: 
Talk

National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh.

The model for Robert Louis Stevenson's immortal pirate character Long John Silver and his band of old cut-throats is traced back through pirate history.

Trading Truth

Start : 
19 Mar 2007
Type: 
Radio

Radio Scotland

1707 - In the footsteps of Defoe

Start : 
4 Apr 2007
Type: 
Radio

BBC Radio 4.

BBC Radio 4 Listing

Scotland's First Black Educator Thomas Jenkins

Start : 
31 Aug 2007
Type: 
TV

ITV Border news.

Slavery and the West of Scotland

Start : 
27 Oct 2007
Type: 
Talk

National Trust for Scotland
Hutchesons Hall, Ingram Street, Glasgow.

National Trust for Scotland: Events

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