
Description
The programme tells the story of the last pistol duel fought in Scotland. Through archive documents and letters, James Landale recounts the story of his ancestor, Kirkcaldy linen merchant David Lan...dale, who was forced to fight a duel with his bank manager George Morgan in 1826.
The programme tells the story of the last pistol duel fought in Scotland. Through archive documents and letters, James Landale recounts the story of his ancestor, Kirkcaldy linen merchant David Lan...dale, who was forced to fight a duel with his bank manager George Morgan in 1826.
Series: | Timewatch |
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First transmission date: | 2007 |
Published: | 2007 |
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Duration: | 00:49:10 |
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Director: | Craig Collinson |
Producer: | Nick Freand-Jones |
Narrator: | Brian Cox |
Contributors: | Robert Bruce; Tristram Clarke; Richard Hopton; Iain G. Brown; James Kelly; James Landale; Anne Mead; Tony Pollard; Mark Shelley; Sian Yates |
Publisher: | BBC Open University |
Link to related site: | BBC Website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/programmes/timewatch/index.shtml OU Website: http://www.open2.net/timewatch/index.html |
Subject terms: | Bank of Scotland, Royal; Dueling--Case studies; Pistols--History; Kirkcaldy (Scotland); |
Production number: | LSGB627W |
Videofinder number: | 7342 |
Available to public: | no |