The Years that Changed Modern Scotland

Season 1

2021 · 4 episodes · 3h 52m in all

Episodes

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   1. Episode 1

   5 Jan 2021 · 58 min

   In this people's history, Kirsty Wark explores the 1970s and early 1980s, an era of shops, pop, new towns and oil, and when Scotland began to see and sell itself as distinctively Scottish.

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   2. Episode 2

   12 Jan 2021 · 58 min

   Kirsty Wark explores the 1980s and early 1990s, a time of painful transition in Scotland as old industries declined and new creative opportunities arose.

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   3. Episode 3

   19 Jan 2021 · 58 min

   Kirsty Wark explores the 1990s and 2000s, from the highs of the rave scene, Trainspotting and a new Scottish parliament, to the lows of the financial crash.

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   4. Episode 4

   26 Jan 2021 · 58 min

   Kirsty Wark explores the 2008 financial crash and the aftermath that saw Scotland try to recover and rebuild, all while questioning its place in the world.