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A History of Scotland

A History of Scotland

A History of Scotland

2008 2 Seasons 10 Episodes ⭐ 8.6 Documentary

Presented by Neil Oliver, A History of Scotland is a television series first broadcast in November 2008 on BBC One Scotland and later shown UK-wide on BBC Two during January 2009. The second series began on BBC One Scotland in early November 2009, with transmission at a later point on network BBC Two. Along with the series, BBC Scotland planned a range of radio programmes, a new website, an interactive game, and concerts. The Open University, in collaboration with the BBC, also created a series of audio walks around historic locations in Scotland, with narration from Oliver. In Australia, series one aired on SBS One Sundays at 7:30pm from 6 December 2009 to 3 January 2010. Series two commenced on 24 October 2010 running until 21 November in the same Sunday night Lost Worlds strand. It has since been repeated.

Presented by Neil Oliver, A History of Scotland is a television series first broadcast in November 2008 on BBC One Scotland and later shown UK-wide on BBC Two during January 2009. The second series began on BBC One Scotland in early November 2009, with transmission at a later point on network BBC Two. Along with the series, BBC Scotland planned a range of radio programmes, a new website, an interactive game, and concerts. The Open University, in collaboration with the BBC, also created a series of audio walks around historic locations in Scotland, with narration from Oliver. In Australia, series one aired on SBS One Sundays at 7:30pm from 6 December 2009 to 3 January 2010. Series two commenced on 24 October 2010 running until 21 November in the same Sunday night Lost Worlds strand. It has since been repeated.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

The Last of the Free

At the dawn of the first millennia, there was no Scotland or England. In the first episode of this landmark series, Neil

EP 2

The Hammers of the Scots

Neil Oliver charts the 13th century story of the two ruthless men who helped transform the Gaelic kingdom of Alba into t

EP 3

Bishop Makes King

Robert Bruce's 22-year struggle to secure the Scots' independence is one of the most important chapters in Scotland's st

EP 4

Language is Power

At one time, Gaelic Scotland - the people and the language - was central to the collective identity of Scots. But as Ne

EP 5

Project Britain

Neil Oliver describes how the ambitions of two of Scotland's Stuart monarchs were the driving force that united two anci

EP 1

God's Chosen People

Neil Oliver continues his journey through Scotland's past with the story of the Covenanters, whose profound religious be

EP 2

Let's Pretend

Bitterly divided by politics and religion for centuries, this is the infamous story of how Scotland and England came tog

EP 3

The Price of Progress

Through the winning and losing of an American empire and the impact of the Scottish Enlightenment, Neil Oliver reveals h

EP 4

This Land Is Our Land

At the start of the 19th century, everything familiar was swept away. People fled from the countryside into the industri

EP 5

Project Scotland

As a partner in the British Empire, Scotland began the 20th century with an advanced economy and a world-beating heavy i

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Neil Oliver

Neil Oliver

Self — Presenter