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The Hitchhiker's Guide to Scottish Literature

The Hitchhiker's Guide to Scottish Literature

27 Episodes • By The Birlinn Limited Podcast • www.birlinn.co.uk
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to Scottish Literature
The Hitchhiker's Guide to Scottish Literature
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Douglas Skelton introduces A Rattle of Bones with Jane Hamilton
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Aug 4 2021 29m
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An introduction to Fringed With Mud and Pearls by Ian Crofton
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May 31 2021 8m
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Alastair McIntosh - Riders on the Storm: The Climate Crisis and the Survival of Being
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Nov 3 2020 22m
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Alistair Moffat - In Search Of Angels: Travels to the Edge of the World
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Oct 20 2020 19m
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Ray Perman - The Rise and Fall of the City of Money: A Financial History of Edinburgh
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Sep 24 2020 32m
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Bob Wylie - Bandit Capitalism: Carillion and the Corruption of the British State
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Sep 10 2020 21m
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Stuart Cosgrove - Cassius X: A Legend in the Making
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Sep 3 2020 28m
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Reading from A Day Like Any Other by Isla Dewar
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Sep 2 2020 8m
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Whisky Galore read by the Birlinn Team
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Sep 2 2020 17m
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The Lost Poets at the National Library of Scotland
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Sep 2 2020 1h 4m
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Blair Bowman and Nikki Welch: The Pocket Guide To Whisky (New Edition)
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Sep 2 2020 15m
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to Scottish Literature: At Bloody Scotland 2018 - Various Artists
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Oct 4 2018 1h 1m
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to Scottish Literature: Episode 15 - Gail Honeyman
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Sep 15 2018 48m
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to Scottish Literature: Episode 14 - Alexander McCall Smith
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Jul 19 2018 43m
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to Scottish Literature: Episode 13 - Ron Butlin - The Sound Of My Voice
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May 10 2018 57m
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to Scottish Literature: Episode 12 - The Robinsons of Defoe And Spark
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Mar 11 2018 58m
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to Scottish Literature: Episode 11 - Muriel Spark - The Comforters
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Dec 30 2017 47m
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to Scottish Literature: Episode 10 - John Buchan - Sick Heart River
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Nov 14 2017 55m
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to Scottish Literature: Episode 9 - Ian Rankin - Black & Blue
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Oct 10 2017 56m
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to Scottish Literature: Episode 8 - Emma Tennant - Two Women Of London
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Sep 3 2017 57m
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to Scottish Literature: Episode 7 - James Hogg
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Aug 4 2017 57m
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to Scottish Literature: Episode 6 – Naomi Mitchison – Travel Light
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Jun 30 2017 55m
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to Scottish Literature: Episode 5 – Iain Crichton Smith - Consider The Lilies
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Jun 1 2017 1h 1m
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to Scottish Literature: Episode 4 - Elizabeth Melville - Ane Godlie Dreame
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May 2 2017 59m
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to Scottish Literature: Episode 3 - Irvine Welsh - Trainspotting
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Mar 28 2017 57m
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