Graeme Garden presents a tongue-in-cheek look at the supposed antipathy between the Scots and the English, and how it manifests itself in the field of comedy.
Allan Little presents George Rosie's dramatised account of the wheeling and dealing which led to the Act of Union of 1707. In a tale of bribery, corruption and fiercely argued negotiation, he overhears the deals done in London coffee houses and the spin doctoring in Edinburgh inns which resulted in the Union and the beginning of the country we now call Britain.
The Act of Union between England and Scotland in 1707 provided opportunities for Scots to become key players in the nascent British Empire, which brought wealth to Scotland and power to many Scots. Is there a link between the end of Empire and the resurgence of Scottish nationalism? Dr Richard Weight examines the relationship between patriotism and economics.
The Scottish reputation for thrift is the subject of many music-hall jokes, but has the country lost its sure touch with hard cash? BBC Business Editor Robert Peston investigates the Scottish economy.
Graeme Garden presents a tongue-in-cheek look at the supposed antipathy between the Scots and the English, and how it manifests itself in the field of comedy.
Allan Little presents George Rosie's dramatised account of the wheeling and dealing which led to the Act of Union of 1707. In a tale of bribery, corruption and fiercely argued negotiation, he overhears the deals done in London coffee houses and the spin doctoring in Edinburgh inns which resulted in the Union and the beginning of the country we now call Britain.
Sarfraz Manzoor retraces the footsteps of author Daniel Defoe, a prominent supporter of the Act of Union, in southern Scotland in the 1720s.
The Act of Union between England and Scotland in 1707 provided opportunities for Scots to become key players in the nascent British Empire, which brought wealth to Scotland and power to many Scots. Is there a link between the end of Empire and the resurgence of Scottish nationalism? Dr Richard Weight examines the relationship between patriotism and economics.
The Scottish reputation for thrift is the subject of many music-hall jokes, but has the country lost its sure touch with hard cash? BBC Business Editor Robert Peston investigates the Scottish economy.
