BBC Scotland Documentary - At the start of the 19th century, everything familiar was swept away. People fled from the countryside into the industrial towns of Scotland's central belt. Rural workers became factory workers - in some of the worst conditions in Europe. This new Scotland became a seedbed of revolution. But it wasn't just force that kept the Scottish people in their place, it was fantasy. Neil Oliver reveals how Sir Walter Scott created so powerful a myth, it haunts the Scots collective imagination to this day.
Of course it's not fair -- and a damn good thing too. Give the like of Baldrick the vote and we'll be back to cavorting druids, death by stoning, and dung for dinner.
FireEyedMaidOfWar 5 months ago
Only 65,000 people could vote- out of 2,000,000!?
Damn, I didn't know it was THAT bad! (Reminds me of the sorry excuse of a health care bill that Obama passed a year ago)
cleanhomer 6 months ago
why are the english royalty there not even scotsman
May420pm 7 months ago
Sir Walter Scott - what a tosser. Great taste, but a tosser nonetheless.
MorganScorpion 1 year ago
Free Scotland!
imabagpiper 1 year ago
@james331933 definitely. The music in the whole series is awesome
cyberlucy 1 year ago
I absolutly love the soundtrack.
james331933 1 year ago