The groundbreaking documentary series presented by Neil Oliver.
The Last Freedom – At the beginning of the first millennium, there was neither Scotland nor England.
Hammers of the Scots – Oliver traces the story of two men from the 13th century who helped turn the Gaelic kingdom of Alba into what Scotland is today.
Bishop makes king – Robert Bruce’s 22-year struggle for Scottish independence is one of the most important chapters in Scottish history.
Language is power – there was a time when Scottish Gaelic – the people and the language – was at the heart of Scottish identity.
The British Project – Oliver describes how the ambitions of Scotland’s two Stuart monarchs became the driving force that united the two old enemies and set them on the road to the Britain we know today.
God’s Chosen People – Neil Oliver continues his tour of Scotland, telling the story of the Covenanters, whose deep religious beliefs are explained in the National Covenant of 1638.
Let’s Pretend – Politics and religion have been deeply divided for centuries in the infamous story of how Scotland and England came together to found Great Britain in 1707.
The Price of Progress – Through the successes and failures of the American Empire and the aftermath of the Scottish Enlightenment, Neil Oliver reveals how Scotland became the wealthiest country on earth in the second half of the 18th century.
This country is our country—in the early 1800s, everything that was familiar was swept away. People fled the countryside for the industrial cities of the Scottish Midlands.
Scottish Project – In partnership with the British Empire, Scotland opened the 20th century with a developed economy and world-class heavy industry.
Although the show was hailed by BBC Scotland as “one of their most ambitious projects ever”, it has not been without controversy. Someone on the BBC website claimed there were some errors in the programme.
Additionally, the 10-episode series has come under fire for claiming to be too “English-centric”. Failure to match him with a historian (Neill Oliver is an archaeologist) also came under fire. A number of Scottish academic advisers have also resigned before some projects have been completed.
