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Scotland on Film: Series 4: Episode 4: Borders and South West

Episode 4

Episode 4: Borders and South West

Series 4

Borders and South West

BBC One - Scotland on Film, Series 4, Borders and South West

A look at the textile production in the Borders, and the colourful local festivals.

Series looking at Scottish life over the last century. This episode features the Borders, including the local festivals known as the Common Ridings.

A focus on Scottish life over the last century, with personal accounts and rare film footage. 

Border folk remember the time when their land was famed for textile production and the skyline of every Border town was a sea of mill chimneys. From eloping couples to wartime evacuees, the Borders have always been regarded as a place to pass through, but its people are fiercely proud of their history and commemorate it every year with a succession of colourful festivals known as the Common Ridings.

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