It was 250 years ago on Tuesday that the Jacobite Rebellion was crushed when the English army, led by the Duke of Cumberland, defeated the troops siding with the Young Pretender, Charles Edward Stuart, in the Battle of Culloden, near Inverness.

This drama-documentary, the first of tonight's two programmes looking at a bloody chapter in Scottish history, was written by John Prebble, author of an account of the battle. It tells the story of the Jacobites, with historians shedding new light on the motives of Bonnie Prince Charlie, whose invasion of England in 1745 and opposition to King George II had lit the fuse that initiated the rebellion.

The battle left behind it a legacy that included the Highland Clearances during the 19th century, as well as contemporary resonances with the suppression and decimation of Gaelic culture and language.

Culloden, a film about the battle, follows at 7.25 pm.