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Bringing alive the past, which has shaped modern Scotland, is at the heart of a major new initiative, Scotland's History, from BBC Scotland. At the start of the 19th century, everything familiar ...was swept away. People fled from the countryside into the industrial towns of Scotland's central belt. Rural workers became factory workers - in some of the worst conditions in Europe. This new Scotland became a seedbed of revolution. But it wasn't just force that kept the Scottish people in their place, it was fantasy. Neil Oliver reveals how Sir Walter Scott created so powerful a myth, it haunts the Scots collective imagination to this day.
Bringing alive the past, which has shaped modern Scotland, is at the heart of a major new initiative, Scotland's History, from BBC Scotland. At the start of the 19th century, everything familiar ...was swept away. People fled from the countryside into the industrial towns of Scotland's central belt. Rural workers became factory workers - in some of the worst conditions in Europe. This new Scotland became a seedbed of revolution. But it wasn't just force that kept the Scottish people in their place, it was fantasy. Neil Oliver reveals how Sir Walter Scott created so powerful a myth, it haunts the Scots collective imagination to this day.
| Series: | A History Of Scotland; Series 2 |
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| Episode | 4 |
| Recording date: | 2009 |
| First transmission date: | 2009-11-29 |
| Original broadcast channel: | BBC1 Scotland |
| Rights Statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | This material can be used in accordance with The Open University conditions of use. A link to the conditions can be found at the bottom of all OUDA web pages. |
| Duration: | 00:59:26 |
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| Producers: | Clara Glynn; Neil MacDonald |
| Presenter: | Neil Oliver |
| Publisher: | BBC, The Open University |
| Subject terms: | Clearing of land--Scotland; Industrialisation--Scotland; Land tenure--Scotland; Scott, Walter, 1771-1832; Scotland--Civilisation--History; Scotland--History--19th century |
| Production number: | SAFA065B |
| Videofinder number: | 81581 |
| Available to public: | no |
