68. The Highland Clearances, Bettyhill, Sutherland
In this episode Neil takes us on an emotional journey that affected hundreds of thousands of people and systematically destroyed an ancient way of life – the Highland Clearances. Driven by greed the a...
6 Sep 202134min
67. Abolition of Slavery, Kingston upon Hull
In this episode Neil takes us to walk side by side with William Wilberforce, one of the unwavering bright lights who stove to abolish slavery in the British empire.Nations throughout history have plag...
30 Aug 202130min
66. The Last invasion of Britain, Fishguard, Pembrokeshire
In this episode we join Neil in1796 as a heavily armed French invasion fleet is spotted off Fishguard in south-west Wales.Seven years earlier revolution had swept across France. Louis XVI, Marie Antoi...
23 Aug 202128min
65. The Tobacco Lords & the Slave Trade, Merchant City, Glasgow
In this episode Neil takes us on a very personal journey around his old stomping ground, the Merchant City district in Glasgow. It was built by the mighty Glaswegian Tobacco Lords, men whose trading f...
16 Aug 202128min
64. The United States of America attacks Britain, Whitehaven, Cumbria
In this episode Neil takes us to the beautiful coast of Cumbria as it’s attacked by a warship from the United States of America. Angry and dissatisfied with the punitive taxes and harsh rule of the Br...
9 Aug 202127min
63. Auld Lang Syne & Robert Burns, Dumfries
In this episode we travel with Neil around the world with the words of Robert Burns, a poet and lyricist whose work has touch millions and directly helped to shape Neil’s own life.Robert Burns was bor...
2 Aug 202136min
62. The Birth of the Industrial Revolution, Coalbrookdale, Shropshire
In this episode Neil takes us to age simmering with the steadily building heat of technological change and advance. We stride across a landscape of great beauty, full of the things needed to kick star...
26 Jul 202121min
61. Isaac Newton & Weighing the World - Schiehallion, Perthshire
In this episode Neil takes us to the top of one of Scotland’s most beautiful mountains – Schiehallion in Perthshire.Following in the footsteps of Isaac Newton and a group of intrepid C18th scientists ...
19 Jul 202130min
