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Love Scotland: Stories of Scotland"s History and Nature

National Trust for Scotland

Love Scotland is a fortnightly podcast series from the National Trust for Scotland. Hosted by TV star, expert broadcaster and National Trust for Scotland president Jackie Bird, Love Scotland features big names, experts and enthusiasts from all walks of life. Each episode delves deep into the detail of Scotland’s history, its wildlife and its landscapes.

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00:31:13

A rich history of tartan

Love Scotland: Stories of Scotland"s History and Nature ·

2023/03/31

The rich history of tartan In this week’s episode, to mark the opening of the V&A Dundee’s new Tartan exhibition, Jackie meets its co-curator Jonathan Faiers to discuss the fascinating tale of the pattern’s past. If you took a random sample of people around the world and asked them to depict Scotland, tartan would likely make an appearance. It connects Bonnie Prince Charlie to punk rockers, and as well as being a symbol of a nation, it has also been used to represent traditions,

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00:41:34

Romans in Scotland: the Antonine Wall

Love Scotland: Stories of Scotland"s History and Nature ·

2023/03/24

Romans in Scotland: the Antonine wall and ‘Rome’s Afghanistan’ This week, Jackie goes for a walk at the Antonine Wall and is joined by Dr John Reid to discuss Roman-era Scotland. The wall, which stretches from Old Kilpatrick on the west coast to near Bo’ness, was around 37 miles long and marked the furthest reach of the Roman Empire in Britain. Using the nation’s rugged features to bolster its defences, the wall was the final outpost in hostile territory. In their discussion, Jackie and John

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00:32:16

The past and future of stately gardens

Love Scotland: Stories of Scotland"s History and Nature ·

2023/03/17

In this week’s episode, Jackie steps beyond the National Trust for Scotland’s most beautiful stately homes to discover what treasures can be found in the nation’s gardens. Recorded from Greenbank Garden – an 18th-century walled garden just outside Glasgow city centre – Jackie is joined by the National Trust for Scotland’s head of gardens and designed landscapes, Ann Steele. Together, they discuss what constitutes a heritage garden, why they were so important to the residents of stately homes,

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00:32:17

The life and times of Scipio Kennedy

Love Scotland: Stories of Scotland"s History and Nature ·

2023/03/10

This week’s episode looks at the life of Scipio Kennedy, an enslaved African boy who lived in Culzean in the early 18th century. The events of his early years have been pieced together by Hannah Lawrence from the National Trust for Scotland and affiliate researcher at the University of Oxford, and she joins Jackie to discuss her research into his life. Together, they discuss what is known about Scipio Kennedy’s life in Ayrshire. Hannah also describes what historical records have helped her to

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00:38:35

Doug Allan: Antarctica, Attenborough, and a changing...

Love Scotland: Stories of Scotland"s History and Nature ·

2023/03/03

Doug Allan is a world-renowned wildlife cameraman, with film credits for some of the most influential documentaries ever made and a trophy cabinet full of BAFTAs and Emmys. He’s contributed to David Attenborough’s Blue Planet and Frozen Planet, and has spent more time than nearly anyone else diving into the world’s iciest oceans in search of wildlife. In this week’s episode of Love Scotland, he sits down with Jackie to discuss his eventful career, including a dangerously close encounter with a

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00:29:15

Clans: from kinship to capitalism - Part two

Love Scotland: Stories of Scotland"s History and Nature ·

2023/02/24

In the second instalment of their discussion, Jackie and her guest Sir Tom Devine look at the Battle of Culloden and how it changed the course of clan history. Then, they turn their attention to the centuries that followed, taking the story right up to the modern day. If you missed the first episode, scroll back in your podcast feed to hear Jackie and Sir Tom discuss the origins of the clans and how a rule of kinship ensured their success. To find out more about some of the locations

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00:27:49

Clans: from kinship to capitalism - Part one

Love Scotland: Stories of Scotland"s History and Nature ·

2023/02/17

In the first episode of season five of Love Scotland, Jackie and her guest Sir Tom Devine take a look at the origins of the Scottish clans. Over the course of their discussion – which will be continued in a second instalment next week – they reveal how the clans came to be, how they organised themselves, and what united them. Has the reality of clan life been romanticised? What were the key moments in these crucial centuries of Scottish history? And how, ultimately, did the system of kinship

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00:00:45

Season 5 trailer

Love Scotland: Stories of Scotland"s History and Nature ·

2023/02/14

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00:28:31

Scottish Christmas traditions: authentic festive...

Love Scotland: Stories of Scotland"s History and Nature ·

2022/12/09

In this week’s episode of Love Scotland, Jackie is getting ready to deck the halls with boughs of holly. As people across Scotland prepare for their own festive celebrations, we take a look at how the National Trust for Scotland creates authentic Christmas displays in its properties. Dr Jo Riley from Castle Fraser has been leading a research project into traditional decorations and how they have changed over time. From garlands to gifts, candles to clementines, Jo has examined exactly how

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00:32:06

Scotland’s coasts with Cal Major: advocacy and...

Love Scotland: Stories of Scotland"s History and Nature ·

2022/12/02

In this week’s episode, Jackie is joined by adventurer, film-maker and campaigner Cal Major to discuss Scotland’s coasts and the challenges facing them. Cal has built a reputation as one of the UK’s top stand-up paddleboarders (SUP), completing the first ever SUP from Land’s End to John O’Groats in 2018. In 2021, she paddled 800 miles of Scotland’s coastline. As someone who has spent so long at sea, Cal knows only too well the real-world implications of the climate and biodiversity crises. She

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00:34:11

Alan Cumming’s Scotland: the Hollywood actor on...

Love Scotland: Stories of Scotland"s History and Nature ·

2022/11/25

This week, Jackie is joined by actor and presenter Alan Cumming to discuss his life, career, and love of Scotland. Fresh from the critically acclaimed run of Burn – a dance-theatre piece that re-examines Robert Burns using his own words – Alan discuss where his passion for Scottish history and culture comes from. As a long-standing supporter of the National Trust for Scotland and as one half of Miriam and Alan: Lost in Scotland and Beyond, Alan has seen many of the nation’s most beautiful and

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00:28:44

Vikings in Scotland: how raids on Iona introduced a...

Love Scotland: Stories of Scotland"s History and Nature ·

2022/11/18

The Vikings may be most closely associated with Norway, but the fearsome warriors made their mark on Scotland, too. Throughout the 1st century, they sailed the choppy seas to raid monasteries, including on Iona, pillaging and plundering wherever they went. In this week’s episode of the podcast, Jackie discovers what brought the invaders from the north to Scotland, and what encouraged them to stay. Joined by Dr Adrián Maldonado, the Glenmorangie Research Fellow at National Museums Scotland and

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00:29:18

Scotland in the First World War: the homes that...

Love Scotland: Stories of Scotland"s History and Nature ·

2022/11/11

In this week’s episode, released on Armistice Day 2022, Jackie is looking at a small but crucial part of the First World War effort: the stately homes that were requisitioned to become hospitals. In particular, she’s keen to find out how the National Trust for Scotland’s Pollok House was used at this time. The property in the south of Glasgow became an auxiliary hospital and helped to treat wounded soldiers throughout the conflict. Harriet Richardson Blakeman, an architectural historian with a

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00:33:16

Sam Heughan’s Scotland: The Outlander actor and...

Love Scotland: Stories of Scotland"s History and Nature ·

2022/11/04

What does Sam Heughan love about Scotland? The Outlander star and author of new book Waypoints joins Jackie in the studio to discuss some of his recent adventures. Together, they chat about some of Scotland’s most important historical sites, the value of spending time in the great outdoors, and how Outlander has helped to rejuvenate interest in the nation’s past. Having filmed in several National Trust for Scotland locations, Sam has become well-acquainted with some of the most beautiful

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00:33:30

Scotland on Screen: Featuring Harry Potter, the...

Love Scotland: Stories of Scotland"s History and Nature ·

2022/10/28

In this week’s episode, Jackie is off to the pictures to discover the story of Scotland on screen. Joined by Scottish film and TV critic Siobhan Synnot and the National Trust for Scotland’s Film Manager Anna Rathband, Jackie embarks on a whistlestop tour of some of the most influential Scottish films. Along the way, she finds out which movies have had the biggest impact on Scotland and the Trust, including Skyfall, the Wicker Man, and franchises like Harry Potter and the Avengers. Anna reveals

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00:27:40

The Ghosts of Scotland's Past: How haunting tales...

Love Scotland: Stories of Scotland"s History and Nature ·

2022/10/21

With just over a week to go until Halloween, Jackie is on a mission to find out more about Scotland’s ghostly history. How have ghost stories changed over time? Who told these spooky tales, and why? In this episode, she’s joined by Dr Martha McGill, who has been leading research into what Scotland’s ghosts of years gone by tell us about ideas of religion, philosophy and identity. Martha is a British Academy Postdoctural Fellow at the University of Warwick and the secretary of the Scottish

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00:32:41

Mary Queen of Scots: A life, a legacy

Love Scotland: Stories of Scotland"s History and Nature ·

2022/10/14

She’s one of Scotland’s most famous monarchs and continues to be the focus of huge interest today. Yes, she’s Mary, Queen of Scots – but why is it that her story has resonated for so long? In this week’s episode, Jackie sits down with writer Rosemary Goring to discuss Mary’s life and legacy. Why did the Queen love her time in Falkland Palace so much? What was it that meant she had to spend her childhood in France? And what role did she have to play in the brutal murder of her first

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00:26:20

Seabird survival: Battling avian flu

Love Scotland: Stories of Scotland"s History and Nature ·

2022/10/07

In this episode, Jackie is at St Abb’s Head Nature Reserve in Berwickshire to meet ranger Ciaran Hatsell. They’ll discuss bird flu in Scotland, as the UK’s worst ever avian flu outbreak leaves thousands of seabirds dead. Ciaran reveals its impact on St Abb’s Head and explains how the virus first took hold on the cliffs. Plus, Jackie asks how Ciaran and his colleagues are working behind-the-scenes to better understand the virus and protect other birds from the outbreak. For more information on

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00:29:39

St Kilda: Life before the evacuation

Love Scotland: Stories of Scotland"s History and Nature ·

2022/09/30

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

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00:31:03

Flora MacDonald: Young Rebel

Love Scotland: Stories of Scotland"s History and Nature ·

2022/09/23

In the first episode of the fourth series of Love Scotland, Jackie Bird sits down with historical writer Flora Fraser to discuss the life and legacy of Flora MacDonald. MacDonald is best known for her part in assisting Prince Charles Edward Stuart’s escape from Bebecula to the Isle of Skye in the aftermath of the Battle of Culloden. Aged just 24, and from a pro-government family, MacDonald is as unlikely a Jacobite heroine as you could imagine. And yet, her actions helped Charles evade

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