Scotland

Potato harvest on the Isle of Arran, 1949

Newsreel footage of the potato harvest, from the island situated off the west coast of Scotland

Mystery Island of Gruinard, 1962

"On the map this is called Gruinard Island. Hereabouts, they call it the Island of Death" Fyfe Robertson investigated Britain's most mysterious island

Forth and Clyde canal, 1962

Before it closes to navigation, Fyfe Robertson takes one last journey to explain its history

Clyde Tunnel Construction, 1962

Fyfe Robertson delivered a customarily fascinating report on the construction of the tunnel

Glasgow's last tram, 1962

"So many tons of whining, rattling, clanging, swaying pure nostalgia"

Curling's Grand Match, 1963

"The greatest and rarest event in the history of an old Scottish game that has become an international sport"

Stornaway and temperance, 1967

The capital of the Isle of Lewis and Harris faced a spiritual quandary - should the district get a pub?

Dundee - Cameron Country, 1968

James Cameron, in a reflective mood, returns to the place where he once lived

Cumbernauld new town, 1968

Survey results showed that the award-winning new town of Cumbernauld was getting mostly favourable reviews

Aviemore skiing weekend, 1970

A holiday where the après ski cèilidh looks every bit as dangerous as slaloming down the slopes

James IV? 1972

Nationwide's Phil Tibenham meets a lady who believes she is the reincarnation of James IV

Scottish graffiti, 1974

Glasgow and Stirling adopt a good cop, bad cop approach to tackling graffiti

The smallest school in Britain, 1974

Nationwide goes to the Highlands, to speak with students at the smallest school in Britain - both of them.

Glasgow Subway upgrade, 1975

"The only real change since 1896 is the price of a ticket"

Iron Brewed - Scottish Ale, 1975

To brew like the 20th Laird of Traquair, all you need is a spare outhouse and some 200 year-old brewing kit

Shetland's oil, 1977

"Traditionally, Shetlanders have made their living out of wool, fishing, and the kind of tourist who develops sunstroke under a 40-watt bulb"

Island film society, 1977

Arena visits Rousay, in Orkney, to learn about their film society (and its rather hard to please members)

Guard geese, 1979

A whisky distillery installs a honking great security system

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Nairn Across Britain - From Leeds into Scotland

Ian Nairn travels by rail to Scotland to complete his series of journeys.

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