Monuments and Movies
Susan Morrison joins the debate on taking down monuments, asks a medieval historian to review Braveheart, and celebrates the centenary of First World War heroine Elsie Inglis.
In 1928, William Paton went to jail for having sex with another man. Susan Morrison takes a trip down the Broomielaw with historian Jeff Meek where she learns more about William's fate and the gang of male prostitutes he led known as the White hats.
What do historians think about the current debate on tearing down monuments to past heroes some people now regard as villains? Susan invites Richard Finlay and Chandrika Kaul to Glasgow's George Square to examine the statue of Victorian military man Sir Colin Campbell, Lord Clyde, who crushed the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
Medieval historian Robert Bartlett tells Susan just what he thinks of Braveheart and other movies set in the middle ages, and we celebrate the centenary of WW1 heroine Elsie Inglis.
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Monuments are an important reminder of Scotland鈥檚 past
Duration: 01:00
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- Tue 14 Nov 2017 13:30成人快手 Radio Scotland
- Sun 19 Nov 2017 07:00成人快手 Radio Scotland
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Time Travels
Susan Morrison explores the rich and sometimes murky depths of Scotland's past.
