Join Mary and Doug as they blether about how his rule affected the Scottish Borders. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Great Depression
12/04/2026 | 30 min
Mary and Doug blether about the Great Depression and how it affected the Scottish Borders. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Somerled
09/03/2026 | 46 min
Mary and Doug discuss the 12th century Lord of the Isles and how his defeat at the battle of Renfrew affected the Scottish Borders. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Willie Scott, the Border Shepherd
15/02/2026 | 38 min
Mary and Doug are joined by folk musician Tom Bonnar to discuss the life and work of Willie Scott the Border Shepherd. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Murder at the Bishop's Palace
12/01/2026 | 35 min
Mary and Doug discuss when the waters of the Gala ran red with the blood of the men of Wedale. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Everyone knows the history of Scotland: the romance of the highlands with Bonnie Prince Charlie, the Northern Isles with their Pictish and Viking heritage, Dundee with Jute and Jam, Glasgow and its shipyards and Edinburgh and the New Town Enlightenment. But what of the Borders? A published historian and archivist, Mary, and her friend, Doug, explore the less well-trodden paths of Scottish history and folklore as they shine a light on some of the best kept secrets of times past and present in the Scottish Borders. Join them as they chat and natter about the chequered history of the Borders region and reveal that, despite the best efforts of Hollywood, not all of the dramatic, historical intrigue and derring-do took place in the Scottish Highlands.
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