A History of Scotland(2008)
Documentary
First Air Date: 2008-11-09
Average Runtime: 1h 0m
Rating: 9.0
Votes: 4
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 10
Presented by Neil Oliver, A History of Scotland is a television series first broadcast in November 2008 on BBC One Scotland and later shown UK-wide on BBC Two during January 2009. The second series began on BBC One Scotland in early November 2009, with transmission at a later point on network BBC Two. Along with the series, BBC Scotland planned a range of radio programmes, a new website, an interactive game, and concerts. The Open University, in collaboration with the BBC, also created a series of audio walks around historic locations in Scotland, with narration from Oliver. In Australia, series one aired on SBS One Sundays at 7:30pm from 6 December 2009 to 3 January 2010. Series two commenced on 24 October 2010 running until 21 November in the same Sunday night Lost Worlds strand. It has since been repeated.
Keywords
scotlandscottish history
Seasons & Episodes
Season 1
Episodes: 5E01
The Last of the Free
Air Date: 2008-11-09
At the dawn of the first millennia, there was no Scotland or England. In the first episode of this landmark series, N...
E02
The Hammers of the Scots
Air Date: 2008-11-16
Neil Oliver charts the 13th century story of the two ruthless men who helped transform the Gaelic kingdom of Alba int...
E03
Bishop Makes King
Air Date: 2008-11-24
Robert Bruce's 22-year struggle to secure the Scots' independence is one of the most important chapters in Scotland's...
E04
Language is Power
Air Date: 2008-12-01
At one time, Gaelic Scotland - the people and the language - was central to the collective identity of Scots. But as...
E05
Project Britain
Air Date: 2008-12-08
Neil Oliver describes how the ambitions of two of Scotland's Stuart monarchs were the driving force that united two a...
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