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Schemes and Dreams

Episode 5: Alex Mosson

Duration: 25 minutes

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

Tony Roper talks to old friend and former Lord Provost of Glasgow, Alex Mosson. They return to the housing scheme they grew up in to chat about how life turned out for them. Show more

Schemes and Dreams

Episode 1: Willie Haughey

Duration: 25 minutes

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

Tony Roper talks to entrepreneur Willie Haughey about life growing up in the Gorbals and how he has since become one of Scotland's most successful businessmen. Show more

Schemes and Dreams

Andrew Fairlie

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio OrkneyLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio Orkney

In this tribute from the archives, Tony Roper talks to the late Andrew Fairlie about the journey which took him from Lethum to becoming one of Scotland's most acclaimed chefs. Show more

Schemes and Dreams

Episode 4: Thomas Walker

Duration: 25 minutes

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

Tony Roper talks to Scottish tenor Thomas Walker and finds out what made a young lad from a Glasgow housing scheme decide to become an opera singer. Show more

Schemes and Dreams

Episode 6: Susan Nicol

Duration: 25 minutes

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

Tony Roper talks to Susan Nicol, manager of St Enoch's shopping centre in Glasgow, about how life growing up in a housing scheme in Shotts gave her the determination to succeed. Show more

Schemes and Dreams

Episode 3: Jim Watt

Duration: 25 minutes

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

Tony Roper talks to former world lightweight boxing champion Jim Watt about growing up in one of Glasgow's housing schemes during the 1950s. Show more

Secret Identity

Episode 1: Alistair Ritchie

Duration: 28 minutes

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

Jackie Bird explores the private and hidden sides of peoples' lives. She meets Alistair Ritchie, a salesman who likes to cross-dress and who lives a separate life as Jennifer. Show more

Contributors

Producer:
Philip Sime
Presenter:
Jackie Bird