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Leading writers on arts, history, philosophy, science, religion and beyond, themed across a week - insight, opinion and intellectual surprise.

The Essay: Five Imaginary Scottish Places

The Essay: Five Imaginary Scottish Places: Episode 5: Brigadoon

Five Imaginary Scottish Places

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Episode 5: Brigadoon

Brigadoon

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Stuart Kelly discusses Brigadoon, the village of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical.

Five Imaginary Scottish Places. Stuart Kelly explores imaginary Scottish locations. 5/5. Stuart discusses Brigadoon, the titular village of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical.

Unthank, Brigadoon, Thrums. Scottish literature is filled with place names that can't be found in a gazeteer or GPS. The literary critic Stuart Kelly explores the imaginary locations that have provided the settings for some of Scotland's greatest novels. He concludes his visit to imaginary Scottish places with a visit to Brigadoon.

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Stuart Kelly on imaginary locations that have provided settings for great Scottish novels.

Literary critic Stuart Kelly explores imaginary locations that have provided the settings for some of Scotland's greatest novels

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