St Kilda: Life before the evacuation

St Kilda: Life before the evacuation

The tale of the evacuation from St Kilda in Scotland is legendary – but what of the ordinary people who had called the island home for generations?

In this week’s episode, Jackie sits down with author and journalist Roger Hutchinson to unpack the final years of the archipelago’s population. She discovers the alarming death rate among St Kilda’s children, why the archipelago can be considered like Machu Picchu, and traces the rise and fall of island life that led to the 1930 evacuation.

You’ll also hear about how seabirds were eaten by the islanders, the impact of war on St Kilda, and what life was really like on the UK’s most remote inhabited island.

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A beginner’s guide to Scottish Enlightenment

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Wildlife watch with Gordon Buchanan

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Known to many through his work on nature documentaries, Gordon Buchanan is one of Scotland’s foremost wildlife filmmakers and presenters. This week, he joins Jackie in the studio to share stories of h...

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For Auld Lang Syne (re-release)

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As we get ready for Burns Night on 25 January, we’re delving into the Love Scotland archives to bring you three episodes that reveal the life and legacy of Robert Burns. - Jackie gathers two compani...

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What really killed Robert Burns? (re-release)

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As we get ready for Burns Night on 25 January, we’re delving into the Love Scotland archives to bring you three episodes that reveal the life and legacy of Robert Burns. - Robert Burns, born in 1759...

17 Tammi 202534min

The people who shaped Burns (re-release)

The people who shaped Burns (re-release)

As we get ready for Burns Night on 25 January, we’re delving into the Love Scotland archives to bring you three episodes that reveal the life and legacy of Robert Burns. - We all know the songs and ...

10 Tammi 202546min

A stitch in time: textile treasures and the women who made them

A stitch in time: textile treasures and the women who made them

In our final episode of 2024, Jackie Bird heads to Edinburgh to take a look at Stitched: Scotland’s Embroidered Art – a new exhibition that tells the nation’s story through textiles. The result of a ...

22 Marras 202430min

Digging for history at Culloden

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This week, Jackie Bird is in Culloden to join the team of archaeologists hoping to unlock more of the battlefield’s historic secrets. With the National Trust for Scotland’s Head of Archaeology Derek A...

15 Marras 202442min

Margaret Tudor: The Forgotten Queen of Scots

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When we think of a queen of Scots, Mary is very much the first one who comes to mind. But her grandmother, Margaret Tudor, played an equally crucial role in 16th-century Scotland. Here, her story is t...

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