Episodes
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Mary and Doug blether with author Andy Nairn about his Border based murder mystery set just after the battle of Flodden.
Murder, politics, intrigue and lots of historical goodies a real slice of the shadowy Border history.
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Mary and Doug investigate the Stewart Dynasty - were they fit to rule?
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Join Mary and Doug as they continue to wonder what if?
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What if? Mary and Doug discuss what would have happened if history had changed slightly and how would that have affected the Borders.
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Mary and Doug are still blethering about the second world war.
How did war-time propaganda go down in the Borders?
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Join Mary and Doug as they explore the Borders during the Second World War - Dad's Army, illegal pigs and what did Land Jill's have to do?
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Join Mary and Doug as they start to explore the Borders during the Second World War.
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A bite sized podcast where Mary and Doug discuss packing their buckets and spades and heading off on their holidays.
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Mary and Doug discuss the Anglo-Dutch wars of the 17th century, the Naval press-gangs and how they impacted the Scottish Borders.
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Join Doug and Mary as they explore the life of the autodidact James Hogg: genius, poet, ballad gatherer, song creator and writer of articles and novels.
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The Bondagers - Mary and Doug explore the world of the bondagers: female rural workers in the Borders.
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Join Mary and Doug as they discuss the battle of Philiphaugh, its causes and its aftermath.
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Listen in as Mary and Doug discuss Burgundy wine, Borders wool and the Order of the Golden Fleece.
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Join Mary and Doug as they talk about all things macabre, graverobbing and the surgeons of Edinburgh University.
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Join Mary and Doug as they discuss a gypsy battle, murder most foul and even a missing body in the late 17th century.
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John Buchan - Novelist, historian, journalist, intelligence officer, politician and Borderer.
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Mary and Doug discuss the reality of the rough wooing and how the Borders bore the brunt of a marriage proposal gone wrong.
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What were the consequences of the aftermath of the Great War in the Scottish Borders?
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How the Great War affected the Scottish Borders.
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Doug and Mary discuss the artisan croppers who fought for their way of life.
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