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Digging Up Your Roots

Series 7

Episode 2: The Sea

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio OrkneyLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio Scotland Highlands and Islands

Bill Whiteford and genealogist Professor Bruce Durie meet maritime historian Dr Eric Graham in Edinburgh to explore Scotland's relationship with the sea. Show more

Digging Up Your Roots

Series 7

Episode 3

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio OrkneyLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio Scotland Highlands and Islands

Bill Whiteford and genealogist Professor Bruce Durie join listener Ethel Gilroy at Craig House Hospital in Edinburgh to learn about the history of mental asylums in Scotland. Show more

Digging Up Your Roots

Series 7

Episode 5: Influential Ancestors

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio OrkneyLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio Scotland Highlands and Islands

Bill Whiteford and genealogist Professor Bruce Durie investigate the lives of a footballing hero, an anarchist and a famous soldier, all ancestors of listeners. Show more

Digging Up Your Roots

Series 7

Episode 1: Gretna Green

Duration: 55 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio OrkneyLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio Scotland Highlands and Islands

Bill Whiteford and genealogist Professor Bruce Durie explore the institution of marriage from the 16th century onward by visiting Gretna Green, the romance capital of Scotland. Show more

Digging Up Your Roots

Series 7

Episode 4: Escaping the Exciseman

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio OrkneyLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio Scotland Highlands and Islands

Bill Whiteford and genealogist Professor Bruce Durie join maritime historian Dr Eric Graham to explore the history of the Scottish exciseman. Show more