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Odyssey

Historian and broadcaster Billy Kay introduces a selection of programmes from his back catalogue of documentaries celebrating life in Scotland.

Historian and broadcaster Billy Kay introduces a selection of programmes from his back catalogue of Odyssey documentaries celebrating life in Scotland. Tune in for lace-making in the Irvine valley, miner Mungo MacKay and his green table, memories of how the general strike of 1926 hit Fife's mining communities and the story of the jute mills of Dundee.

5 hours, 30 minutes

Last on

Wed 5 Jan 2011 00:30

Chapters

  • They Fairly Mak Ye Work

    The story of the jute mills of Dundee, as told by the spinners and weavers who worked in the mills.

    Duration: 48:57

  • Up The Valley

    The story of the textile industry in Ayrshire's Irvine Valley, as told by the weavers, manufacturers and designers.

    Duration: 46:08

  • Mungo Mackay and the Green Table

    The story of the manager of the Lothian Coal Company which dominated the lives of people in the Midlothian mining villages of Rosewell and Newtongrange.

    Duration: 46:13

  • The ‘26

    Recalling the devastating impact of the General Strike of 1926 on the mining communities of East Fife.

    Duration: 45:35

  • Glengarnock Steel

    The people of the Ayrshire town of Glengarnock tell the story of the impact that the steel industry has had on their community.

    Duration: 43:15

  • Mountain Men

    Memories of some of the Glasgow men who started the popular movement in mountaineering in Scotland in the

    Duration: 50:46

  • Whisky’s Awa

    The story of the temperance movement in Scotland in the late 1920's.

    Duration: 46:42

Broadcast

  • Wed 5 Jan 2011 00:30