Boats

Ewan McIlwraith continues his boat-themed trawl through the archives, with the conclusion of the story of the Irrawaddy Flotilla Company, and the remarkable tale of John Wilson who took a Clyde-built steamship to the highest navigable lake in the world, Lake Titicaca, in 1892. Told through his own words, it's a story of extraordinary triumph of spirit over an avalanche of challenges. Listen online 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at bbc.co.uk/radioscotland.