Scottish Non-Fiction

The Makers of Scotland

Picts, Romans, Gaels and Vikings

By: Tim Clarkson
Narrated by: David Vickery
Length: 8 hours 48 minutes

During the first millennium AD the most northerly part of Britain evolved into the country known today as Scotland. The transition was a long process of social and political change driven by the ambitions of powerful warlords. At first these men were tribal chiefs, Roman generals, or rulers of small kingdoms. Later, after the Romans departed,... Read more

Scotland

A History from Earliest Times

By: Alistair Moffat
Narrated by: Ruth Urquhart
Length: 23 hours 3 minutes

Five hundred million years of Scottish history from the author of Arthur and the Lost Kingdoms: "Deserves a prominent place in the history canon" (Scots Magazine).

Covering the Ice Age to the recent Scottish Referendum, the acclaimed historian and author explores the history of the Scottish nation. Focusing on key moments such as the Battle of... Read more

My Scotland

By: Val McDermid
Narrated by: Val McDermid
Length: 3 hours 3 minutes

In My Scotland, number one bestselling author Val McDermid takes readers to the landscapes she has known all her life, and the places where her stories and characters reside. This remarkable book uncovers Val's own Scotland in all its glory - from the iconic Isle of Skye to the majestic streets of Edinburgh; from the undiscovered hideaways of... Read more

The Scottish Clearances

A History of the Dispossessed, 1600-1900

By: T.M. Devine
Narrated by: Ruth Urquhart
Length: 13 hours 53 minutes

Eighteenth-century Scotland is famed for generating many of the enlightened ideas which helped to shape the modern world. But there was in the same period another side to the history of the nation. Many of Scotland's people were subjected to coercive and sometimes violent change, as traditional ways of life were overturned by the "rational"... Read more