Murray Pittock
Bradley Professor of English Literature and Pro Vice Principal at the University of Glasgow
6 episodes
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Robert Burns
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Ayrshire farmer whose 'Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect' (1786) set him on the way to a worldwide reputation as one of the great poets.
24 October 2019
Also featuring: Robert Crawford, Fiona Stafford
The Highland Clearances
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the causes and impact of the waves of migrations and evictions of people in the Highlands and Western Isles from the mid-18th century onwards.
8 March 2018
Also featuring: Tom Devine, Marjory Harper
The Glencoe Massacre
Melvyn Bragg and guests Karin Bowie, Murray Pittock and Daniel Szechi discuss the 1692 Glencoe Massacre, why it happened, and its lasting repercussions.
21 January 2010
Also featuring: Karin Bowie, Daniel Szechi
The Enclosures of the 18th Century
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the 18th and 19th century enclosure movement which divided the British countryside both literally and figuratively.
1 May 2008
Also featuring: Rosemary Sweet, Mark Overton
Empiricism
Melvyn Bragg discusses the development of the idea formulated by John Locke that all knowledge arises from experience, and looks at its effect on the Enlightenment and the Industrial Revolution.
10 June 2004
Also featuring: Judith Hawley, Jonathan Rée
The Jacobite Rebellion
Melvyn Bragg discusses the Jacobite Rebellion, the Stuart dynasty's final attempt to reclaim the throne of England.
8 May 2003
Also featuring: Stana Nenadic, Allan Macinnes