1/13. Mary Garden: Aberdonian opera singer Lisa Milne visits some of the places associated with Mary Garden, doyen of Opera Houses across in the first part of the 20th century. Show more
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2/13. Calgacus: Robbie the Pict goes in search of the Caledonian Warrior, the first inhabitant of this land to make it into the history books and the archetypal Scottish hero. Show more
4/13. Eduardo Paolozzi: Richard Demarco, artist and promoter of the visual and performing arts, explores the life and work of Scottish sculptor Sir Eduardo Paolozzi, CBE. Show more
5/13. Billy Mackenzie: Musician Davey Scott analyses the extraordinary voice of Billy Mackenzie, the maverick front man of eighties Dundee legends The Associates. Show more
Gold medal-winning sprinter Allan Wells follows in the footsteps of Eric Liddell, an earlier Scottish gold medallist and subject of the film Chariots of Fire.
7/13. James Young Simpson: Ian Wilmut explores the life of physician James Young Simpson, examining the furore he created by using chloroform to ease labour pains. Show more
8/13. Lord Reith: In the wake of the recent troubles to hit the UK's leading broadcast networks, Jeremy Isaacs examines the contested legacy of the BBC's founder Lord Reith. Show more
12/13. Molly Weir: Well known Scots go in search of their Scottish heroes. Actress Una McLean charts the rise of Molly Weir, famed for her role as Hazel McWitch in Rentaghost. Show more
11/13. Alistair MacLean: Philip Kerr follows in the footsteps of Alistair MacLean, the man who inspired him to become a writer. Show more
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13/13. John Grierson: Well known Scots go in search of their Scottish heroes. Writer, film-maker and designer Murray Grigor explores the life and work of John Grierson CBE. Show more
6/13. DC Thompson: Journalist Roddy Forsyth goes back to Dundee in the footsteps of David Coupar Thomson, owner of the first newspaper he ever worked on.
9/13. Andrew Carnegie: Entrepreneur and philanthropist Sir Tom Hunter goes in search of the first and perhaps the greatest of all philanthropists, Andrew Carnegie. Show more