Stories of Scotland

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, cairns and chaos, Jenny and Annie travel around Scotland and investigate how stories of the past can help us make sense of modern life.

Stories of Scotland celebrates Scottish history through traditional storytelling, archival research, museum objects and wandering in nature. It is recorded in Inverness & hosted by Jenny, an environmental scientist & Annie, an archivist.

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Will o' the Wisp: A Mischievous Fire

Will o' the Wisp: A Mischievous Fire

Annie and Jenny explore spunkie-haunted bogs, the natural phenomenon that has long been regarded in Scottish folklore as a forewarning symbol of danger. In the Highlands, we call them Spunkies, but yo...

29 Touko 202130min

Over the Sea to Skye: Bonnie Prince Charlie's Escape

Over the Sea to Skye: Bonnie Prince Charlie's Escape

Join Annie and Jenny on a Wild Prince Chase as they follow the path of Bonnie Prince Charlie after the Battle of Culloden. We meet the wonderful and romanticised Flora MacDonald, the young islander at...

14 Touko 202134min

Culloden Aftermath: Slaughter in the Highlands

Culloden Aftermath: Slaughter in the Highlands

Jenny and Annie consider the aftermath of the Battle of Culloden and the brutalities committed by the Duke of Cumberland and the British Government forces on the people of the Highlands after 1746. We...

30 Huhti 202130min

Battle of Culloden

Battle of Culloden

In the first episode of a new series, Jenny and Annie have a look at the Battle of Culloden, and the background politics that lead up to it. One of the most mythologised conflicts of all time, we try ...

18 Huhti 202131min

Queer as Folktales Part 3: The Laird o the Loch

Queer as Folktales Part 3: The Laird o the Loch

Young fisher Mairi will do anything to return the sealskin to her almost-beloved selkie. The only problem is a few terrifying monsters stand in the way. In this final episode of a three-part miniserie...

21 Maalis 202151min

Queer as Folktales Part 2: Ceilidh in the Fae Broch

Queer as Folktales Part 2: Ceilidh in the Fae Broch

On the advice of an old fisher, young fisher Mairi and her old terrier make a journey across the Pentland Firth from Orkney to Caithness. Their destination is the land of the fairies, inside Bruan Bro...

7 Maalis 202142min

Queer as Folktales Part 1: Sough o the Sea

Queer as Folktales Part 1: Sough o the Sea

An unnaturally strong storm rolls over Orkney on Spring Tide. In the morning a young fisher and her old terrier stumble across a washed-up seal, or is it a washed-up woman? Or could it be both?In this...

28 Helmi 202128min

A Hilarious History of the Haggis: Burns Night Special

A Hilarious History of the Haggis: Burns Night Special

In this episode, Jenny MacHaggis and Annie MacNeep explore the rich history of mythologies, legends and recipes of Scotland’s national dish: the haggis. We look at the ingredients in a Victorian haggi...

22 Tammi 202133min

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