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

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Time Travels: Contraception Clinics and Statue Smashers

Contraception Clinics and Statue Smashers

BBC Radio Scotland - Time Travels, Contraception Clinics and Statue Smashers

When contraception is a dirty word, how do you open a clinic in 1920s Aberdeen?

When contraception is a dirty word, how do you open a clinic in 1920s Aberdeen? Fenella Paton dared to go where no lady who lunched ever did before.

It took more than chutzpah to open a contraceptive clinic in 1920s Aberdeen. Family planning pioneer, Fenella Paton had money, connections and courage. Dr Alison McCall shows us why the clinic was needed and how it made a difference. 
Dr Christine Whyte of Glasgow University takes us far out to sea where terrified children were rescued from enslavers, but what happened to them next? Humanitarian intervention can be a tricky subject. 
Statue smashing - a favourite intervention of the 16th century Scottish Reformers who also liked to burn artworks and chop them up - but what did people feel about that at the time, and what did the authorities mean to do about it? Dr Bess Rhodes of St Andrews University takes us to a pivotal moment for the Scottish Reformation.

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