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Channel 5 – Secret Scotland Customs and Traditions (2020)

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Channel 5 – Secret Scotland: Customs and Traditions (2020)
English | Size: 1.23 GB
Category: Documentary

Highlights from the programme in which Susan Calman takes a lighthearted jaunt around her homeland to uncover the untold tales behind some of Scotland’s most famous locations. She visits romantic and rugged locations, and takes an in-depth look at their history, people and exciting treasures, often receiving private tours of iconic Scottish spots and uncovering hidden secrets of the past and present. From quiet countryside to brooding coastlines, this love letter to Scotland demonstrates the best of what the country has to offer. [Read more…]

BBC – Scotland Contains Strong Language (2020)

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BBC – Scotland: Contains Strong Language (2020)
English | Size: 1.07 GB
Category: Documentary

Schooled in Fife, coming of age in a rock ‘n’ roll band, then finding her forte was directing temperamental actors, Cora Bissett is no stranger to theatrical Scottish swearing. So who better to present a celebration of Caledonian cursing? [Read more…]

BBC – Wild Shetland Scotland’s Viking Frontier (2019) 720p HDTV

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BBC – Wild Shetland: Scotland’s Viking Frontier (2019) 720p HDTV
English | Size: 1.38 GB
Category: Tutorial


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Ewan McGregor narrates a portrait of wild Shetland – the remote islands at the northerly limits of Britain – and traces the course of a breeding season from the depths of winter to high summer as the animals on the islands battle for survival. In never-before-seen footage, an orca pod hunts seals along the rocky coasts while a mother otter struggles to protect her twin cubs from marauding male otters and spring storms. We also meet some comical puffins, spectacular diving gannets and mysterious storm petrels nesting in an ancient Pictish tower. The programme also features stunning scenes of human life, from crofting and boat building to the jaw-dropping Up Helly Aa fire festival with its Viking hordes. [Read more…]

BBC – The Hector From Scotland to Nova Scotia (2017)

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BBC – The Hector: From Scotland to Nova Scotia (2017)
English | Size: 1.37 GB
Category: Documentaries


Neil Oliver recounts the story of the 1773 highland migrants who left Scotland to settle in Nova Scotia. He uncovers their terrifying journey on a filthy, disease-ridden ship – the Hector. Neil describes how the migrants were deceived by speculators and goes on to meet their descendants. For some in Nova Scotia, the Hector has become little short of a Canadian ‘Mayflower’. [Read more…]