Scottish Edition

Introduced by Elsie Russell

Including

'No Other Medicine': Pamela Dent describes the struggle for survival of herself and her young actor husband in London, where they find it difficult to live on love alone

'Tree Happy': Marion Law, whose husband works with the Forestry Commission in Argyll, describes herself as one of the new Highlanders in this important industry in Scotland

'Never to be Forgotten': Lettice Milne Rae relates a true incident that happened to her mother while on holiday at Ballater a hundred years ago

'The Paisley Shawl': in a recorded interview Margot Lindsay tells the story of Willie Thomson, her great-great-grandfather, who was the first man to weave the now famous 'Paisley pattern' in this country

'Saffron Flowers in Spring': Marion Henderson explains the many uses of saffron, which for centuries has been extracted from our spring flowers.

Serial: 'The Last of Summer,' by Kate O'Brien. Abridged by Becky Cocking. Read by Mary O'Farrell