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Susan Morrison explores the rich and sometimes murky depths of Scotland's past.

Time Travels: Episode 3: The Diaspora Tapestry

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Episode 3: The Diaspora Tapestry

The Diaspora Tapestry

BBC Radio Scotland - Time Travels, The Diaspora Tapestry

Susan Morrison gets a preview of the Diaspora tapestry before it returns to Prestonpans.

Susan Morrison gets a preview of the Diaspora tapestry before it returns to Prestonpans, explores the history of Scotland's love of curry, and visits Edinburgh's first curry house.

From Roman emperors to Machiavellian monarchs: Susan Morrison mines the rich, sometimes murky, depths of Scotland's past in this exciting new history series for BBC Radio Scotland.

This week on Time Travels, Susan Morrison gets a sneak preview of the Diaspora tapestry, before it returns to its original home in Prestonpans in time for East Lothian's 3 Harbour's Arts Festival, she reveals the Scots love of curry and spice and the story behind the first curry house in Edinburgh. Less appetising, is Maconochie's stew but during the first World War, British Troops marched for miles on it. In our regular World War One at Home series, we discover some of the unfortunate side-effects of Maconochie's "Meat and Vegetable Ration" from the Fraserburgh Heritage Centre, who have researched the local connection.

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