Stories of Scotland

In the third episode interviewing Jean and Jimmy we travel back to the dance halls of the fabulous fifties. Jenny and Annie learn about love, conscription and most importantly turnips. This is an inti...

6 Helmi 202026min

In this bonus episode, Jenny and Annie celebrate the winter solstice by looking at some wonderful eccentric traditions past on Shetland. We discuss the mystery of the Clava Cairns, the ancient monumen...

22 Joulu 201922min

In this exploration of family history, Annie and Jenny speak to Jean: Annie’s granny. It’s a wonderful and touching discussion of Jean’s childhood, family and what life was like growing up in rural Ay...

22 Joulu 201936min

The first of a five-part series from a Scottish grandparent’s living room. Annie and Jenny speak to Annie’s grandfather, Jimmy, about his childhood during the second world war. This sets them off to u...

27 Marras 201934min

This episode looks at witchcraft and witch-purging in early modern Scotland. We hear the extraordinary confessions of Isobel Gowdie and learn about her initiation into sorcery and her incantations.Jen...

28 Loka 201938min

This podcast explores the Scottish Zoo of our mythologies, glens, and islands. It begins by wondering why the unicorn is Scotland’s national animal. Annie and Jenny discover mysterious wildcat of the ...

9 Loka 201934min

Jenny and Annie go away with the fairies to explore the mythology of Tomnahurich Cemetery in Inverness. This episode looks at folk legends of giants, fairy parties and fiddlers lost in the night. It a...

24 Syys 201934min

Jenny and Annie stay inside on a dreichy day to talk about the environmental and cultural significance of rain. We discover the mythology and superstition of rain for fishermen of Shetland and try to ...

29 Elo 201923min