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

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Time Travels: Cabbage, Surnames and Dungeons

Cabbage, Surnames and Dungeons

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Secrets of the rag trade and a wedding tradition with an unusual history

Secrets of the rag trade and the wedding tradition that maybe hasn't been around in Scotland as long as you thought - with Susan Morrison.

Susan Morrison explores cabbage - no, not the stuff that used to bulk out the school dinners, but a mysteriously legal perk they used to carve out of the rag trade. Fashion historian Dr Jade Halbert of Leeds University has the goods on Scotland’s surprising contribution to cabbage history. A bit of sly cabbaging might get you a cheap designer wedding dress, but would a Scottish bride have changed her name in times gone by? Dr Rebecca Mason has the answers and they might surprise you. Scottish traditions were different  - find out why. And what does a real dungeon look like? Susan and Dr Katy Jack get medieval.

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