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Sidsnotwasere

The Highlands.

On STV last night,excellent program about the Highland clearances,Glencoe massacre,Killiecrankie,and Culloden.

They should do more programs such as this.
eloise

I agree, not enough of this sort of thing, so many trashy reality shows  
Mad Welshie

Which programme was this please?
eloise

In caught it on sky MW it was called Highlands and goes through different stages of life there, it was presented by John Mitchie who was in Taggart.

http://www2.stv.tv/content/tv/highlands/index.html


There was also a series of 5 programmes on recently all about Scottish History right back from the time of the Picts and presented by the irresistable Dr Neil Oliver (swoon swoon)

www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/history/programmes/
WACOlives

Watched the BBC series.
Will try and get thro' the STV series before they wipe it off !!
Thanks for the tip.






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eloise

No problem always happy to help  
Mad Welshie

Do you think the series is on youtube or to download?
eloise

http://www2.stv.tv/tv/highlands/e...de_onex_life_in_the_highl_0804101

Think you can watch this again here, not sure,but A History of Scotland is no longer on I player.
Sidsnotwasere

eloise wrote:
In caught it on sky MW it was called Highlands and goes through different stages of life there, it was presented by John Mitchie who was in Taggart.

http://www2.stv.tv/content/tv/highlands/index.html


There was also a series of 5 programmes on recently all about Scottish History right back from the time of the Picts and presented by the irresistable Dr Neil Oliver (swoon swoon)

www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/history/programmes/


Ever watched a program,knew the face,but couldn't remember the program he was in?

John Mitchie,Taggart,i knew i'd seen him from somewhere.
Mad Welshie

Thank you Eloise.  I will watch this later.  
eloise

Mad Welshie wrote:
Thank you Eloise.  I will watch this later.  


No probs chick both series are fab, obviously I perfer the Dr Neil Oliver one (think it's the hair )can you imagine him in a kilt OMG I feel faint !!!!!
Mad Welshie

I think any Scotsman is very sexy in a Kilt, as long as they are not married.  David Tennant in a kilt would be heaven to me.  
rickyross3359

Mad welshie there was a bloke in my Tesco's the other week in a kilt and I realised he was their to promote Scotch beef. He was attracting all sort of weirdos poor bloke.  One woman had to excorted out of the store.

I loved last nights Highlands show. I didn't quite realise how bad the clearances where 40,000 masacred and many thousands more shipped off.
It was I suppose a kind of ethnic cleasing although in those days it wasn't thought of in such a way. In fact if Royalty or for instance Duke of Sutherland wanted it - it just happened. No real questions asked.
eloise

rickyross3359 wrote:
Mad welshie there was a bloke in my Tesco's the other week in a kilt and I realised he was their to promote Scotch beef. He was attracting all sort of weirdos poor bloke.  One woman had to excorted out of the store.

I loved last nights Highlands show. I didn't quite realise how bad the clearances where 40,000 masacred and many thousands more shipped off.
It was I suppose a kind of ethnic cleasing although in those days it wasn't thought of in such a way. In fact if Royalty or for instance Duke of Sutherland wanted it - it just happened. No real questions asked.


The clearances were unjust, done for the usual reason greed of others.
Lord Blackadder

I missed this show with being ill in bed ... but I'll try to catch it on BBC iprogs.

It can't possibly be as bad as the recent (selective) History of Scotland, presented by that odorous oaf, Neil Oliver!!!  
Bluemoon

Lord Blackadder wrote:
History of Scotland, presented by that odorous oaf, Neil Oliver!!!  


He spoiled it for me too.  I couldn't watch it
Lord Blackadder

I just watched his programme from Monday night on Cleopatra (telling us nothing new) and her sister, Arsinoe!  At that period whole families were murdering each other for wealth and power ... something I'd like to introduce to the boards of RBS and HBOS.

And it was like his previous progs ... filled with too loud, intrusive music, half-assed re-enactments and his f ucking awful delivery.

The man's a prawn!!!  
Sidsnotwasere

My thoughts exactly,and so many Scots still think the word "Sassenach" means English,when it really means Lowland Scot or English person.
Bluemoon

I also hate these outdoor programmes where the cameraman focusses on the presenter rather than the stunning scenery  
eloise

Bluemoon wrote:
I also hate these outdoor programmes where the cameraman focusses on the presenter rather than the stunning scenery  


Really don't mind at all if he looks like Neil Oliver swoon swoon xx
Lord Blackadder

It's that annoying, cretinous idiot we're talking about, Eloise.  Or didn't you catch that??  
Sidsnotwasere

Mmmm,very interesting wee read.

http://www.bayviewkentallen.co.uk/glencoemassacre.html
eloise

Lord Blackadder wrote:
It's that annoying, cretinous idiot we're talking about, Eloise.  Or didn't you catch that??  


Of course I knew, I like him ....you don't, no need to keep on you petty little boy.  
Lord Blackadder

Quote:
you petty little boy.


You missed out the "r" in "pretty", El ... and I'm not so little!!!  
eloise

Lord Blackadder wrote:
Quote:
you petty little boy.


You missed out the "r" in "pretty", El ... and I'm not so little!!!  


Nah I didn't miss anything out,so you're not little eh, not surprised really, you do like to play THE BIG MAN after all  
Lord Blackadder

You got me SO wrong.

There's only one BIG MAN ... and Billy Connolly played that in 1990.

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