CinemaOSSeries · 2008–2009 · 2 Seasons

A History of Scotland

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Presented by Neil Oliver, A History of Scotland is a television series first broadcast in November 2008 on BBC One Scotland and later shown UK-wide on BBC Two during January 2009. The second series began on BBC One Scotland in early November 2009, with transmission at a later point on network BBC Two. Along with the series, BBC Scotland planned a range of radio programmes, a new website, an interactive game, and concerts. The Open University, in collaboration with the BBC, also created a series of audio walks around historic locations in Scotland, with narration from Oliver. In Australia, series one aired on SBS One Sundays at 7:30pm from 6 December 2009 to 3 January 2010. Series two commenced on 24 October 2010 running until 21 November in the same Sunday night Lost Worlds strand. It has since been repeated.

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Status
Ended
Language
EN
First aired
November 9, 2008
Last aired
December 6, 2009
Seasons
2
Episodes
10
Network
BBC One Scotland

Season 1

Episodes

No episodes found for this season.

Featuring

Cast & crew

1 credited
Starring
Neil Oliver

Neil Oliver

Self — Presenter

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