The Moray Estate, Edinburgh
The series about archetypal streets in Scotland's great cities focuses on Edinburgh's New Town - a prime example of Georgian neo-classical architecture.
BBC Two's multi-award-winning Secret History of Our Streets told the story of six London streets, from Victorian times to the present day.
Now, as its people stand at a crossroads in their history, the series travels to Scotland to tell the stories of three archetypal streets in Scotland's three great cities: Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen.
Endlessly surprising and not at all what you would expect, the stories of these streets are the story of a nation.
This is the story of Edinburgh's New Town and the Moray Estate - an area unlike anywhere else in Britain, with an architecture and a people seemingly unchanged over almost 200 years. The last bastion of the British Empire. A group of Scots, at a pivotal moment in time... the grandest street in Scotland.
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Conductor: Michael Riesman. Ensemble: Philip Glass Ensemble.
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| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Narrator | Steven Mackintosh |
| Producer | Jaime Taylor |
| Director | Joseph Bullman |
| Writer | Joseph Bullman |
Go to the OU website for more about the Secret History of Our Streets: Scotland
Extra! Extra! What secrets lie beneath the streets of Scotland?
