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A History of Scotland

2008–2009, English, on BBC One Scotland.

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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Seasons
2
Episodes
10
Episode length
60 min
Status
Ended in 2009

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First aired
9 November 2008
Last aired
6 December 2009
Network
BBC One Scotland
Language
English
Country
United Kingdom
Type
Documentary
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