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In 1976, a man from Dunbar launched an expedition in Ecuador like none other. Stan Hall, a Scottish engineer, fascinated by missing history and lost treasure, manages to encourage over 100 scientists, military personnel, and explorers from all over the world to descend into the Tayos caves in Ecuador - with hopes of finding an ancient treasure. How did Stan pull off the biggest cave expedition and treasure hunt to date? And how did a man from Dunbar manage to convince the world's most famous explorer of all time, Neil Armstrong, to go with him? What was Stan Hall's gold? Let's find out!
Interviews with:
Eileen Hall, daughter of Stan Hall continuing on his workCathleen Hall, Stan's second daughterDr Theofilos Toulkeridis, one of Ecuador's top geologists and cave mapper.Ashley Cowie, Scottish explorer, TV presenter and treasure hunter, living in Columbia.Stan Hall, recorded in 2007, given with permission from Eileen.See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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History is great. Legends are great. Journalism is great. But what if journalism remembered history a little more? What if legends were investigated by journalists? What if history was forced to tell the truth? Welcome to Unearthed, Scotland’s only history podcast where we delve into the secrets behind ancient tales, legends, and stories, to find out what actually happened, and what they mean for today’s ever complicated world
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In the 1780s a farmer would make a discovery that would change the world forever. As the Scottish Enlightenment brought new science and ideas to the forefront, one man seems to be forgotten by time. A man who arguably made the biggest discovery of all time. That man was James Hutton whose radical theory would change the way we see our planet, and ourselves. Because James Hutton was the first person to attempt to prove that the planet was older than the Bible told us.
Interviews in this episode:
Professor Iain Stewart, President of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society and TV presenter (BBC Men of Rock)Denise Walton, Ecologist, and organic farmer at Peelham FarmsProfessor Colin Campbell, CEO of The James Hutton InstituteDr Rachel Walcott, Curator of the Earth Systems section at National Museums ScotlandDr Hermione Cockburn, Scientific Director at Dynamic Earth, and TV presenter (BBC Coast)For more information about the podcast, visit: www.thebiglight.com/unearthed
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In May 1692 a man was found dead at the top of a sacred hill. His name was Robert Kirk, the minister of Aberfoyle, who had spent the last years of his young life studying the fairy world. Kirk's book "The Secret Commonwealth" would be the best preserved document of ancient Scottish fairy belief. But after his death rumours began that Kirk had not died, but the fairies had kidnapped him and taken him to the fairy realm. But how much of Kirk's legacy is legend, and what does he mean for us today?
Interviews with
Award winning Gaelic folk musician Julie FowlisProfessor of history, Dr Lizanne HendersonProfessor of History and Gaelic Culture, Dr Domhnall Ullieam StiubhartThe Rev Dr Emsley Nimmo, from St Margaret's Church in AberdeenLocal Aberfoyle writer John MacDonaldand my own partner in crime, Erin BurdenFor more information about the podcast, visit: www.thebiglight.com/unearthed
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Harry Potter fans flock to Greyfriars Kirkyard in Edinburgh to hunt down the tombstones that bear the names of their favourite characters. But one of them has a great story to tell. William Topaz McGonagall is more than just a name...he is a legend all of his own. Who is William McGonagall? Why should we care? And where exactly is he now?
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George Mackenzie - infamous for the Covenanter's Prison and tarred with the reputation as a man who built the "first concentration camp". Today his spirit is said to roam Greyfriars Kirkyard and attack those who wander there. Many experience burns, scratches, and in one case, even death. But who was Bloody Mackenzie? Was he truly an evil man? And does his ghost really wander around in search of revenge?
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On a cold November night in 1809 a woman arrived in Edinburgh huddling to her mother for warmth. Margaret Ann Bulkley was taking her first steps towards a life that would revolutionise the world as we knew it. Over the next three years, Margaret would change her identity, rewrite her life story, and spearhead her way through a career, becoming Dr James Barry. As war raged across Europe, and the British Empire expanded across the seas, Dr Barry fought through some of the most horrifying adversities to make the world a better place for all of us.
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In the centre of Edinburgh stands a 150 foot high monument to a man known as the "Uncrowned King of Scotland". Melville monument is erected to memorialise Henry Dundas, the 1st Viscount of Melville - a man whose deliberate actions postponed the abolition of slavery and sent a further 500,000 people to their death in enslavement camps, politely known as plantations. What is Scotland's history of slavery? In this hour long special, we face the uncomfortable truth.
Part ONE of TWO.
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