Under The Kilt
By Broadsheet Radio
Under The KiltFeb 15, 2024
020 - My Kingdom for a Fife (feat. Michael Nardone)
More Scottish history than your body can handle! Jk, it is a lot, but we believe in you. Michael Nardone is here to shower us with oodles of fun Fife facts and historical anecdotes inspired by myths, stories from Grandpa, and his own one-man historical and musical show: A Dram O'History.
Our lovely guest, Michael Nardone
Map of The Kingdom of Fife and its main towns
Map of Scottish provinces circa 1689, feat. the earldom of Fife
Lochore Castle
The real King MacBeth and his queen, Lady Gruoch
Gruoch’s Well, Ballingry Fife (video)
Fife coat of arms
Shared History episode on Emperor Domitian
More on Michael:
Michael Nardone is a time served Actor from Scotland. HBO’s Rome and BBC’s Line of Duty are among his many credits. Michael performs his very popular live one man show ‘A Dram O’ History’ (2000yrs of Scottish History in 60mins) regularly to visitors in Edinburgh.
SOURCES: available on our website.
SOCIALS: Follow Under The Kilt at @underthekiltpod on Instagram
Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/broadsheetradio
CREDITS:
- Original Theme: Tyler Collins aka “Two Metre Man”
- Additional Music: Garreth Spinn
- Original Art: Sarah Cruz
- Producers: Kathleen Mueller Mason & Natalie Younger
SPONSORS: Direct sponsorship inquiries and other questions to underthekiltpod@gmail.com
019 - There Will Be Hippos (feat. Mark Bonnar)
This week, it's personal. Mark Bonnar joins to share with us the history of Scottish New Towns -- more specifically, the art of Scottish New Towns and his father's art in Glenrothes during his tenure as a Town Artist in particular. What follows is a heartfelt and hilarious discussion on public art and the importance of art to the human psyche as a whole.
Our lovely guest, Mark Bonnar
Mark & his dad, Stan, at the hippos
Stan Bonnar, returns to the hippos in Glenrothes (Meet You At The Hippos doc) - Video
Dundee Pyramid and Canopies by Stan Bonnar
Glasgow murals mentioned: Billy Connolly, Girl w/ magnifying glass, daffodil girl
Ben Wilson, Muswell Hill chewing gum artist
Chewing gum paintings (one, two)
Jim Bachor, Chicago pothole mosaics
Pothole mosaics (one, two)
The Rig trailer - Video
Litvinenko trailer - Video
Scotland from the Sky trailer (doc Adam mentions) - Video
Buy Rob Delaney's book A Heart that Works
More on Mark:
Mark is an award-winning, ubiquitous Scottish actor known for a host of roles incl. Shetland, Operation Mincemeat (for which he was nominated for a Scottish BAFTA), Guilt, Catastrophe and truly an ungodly amount of other credits. His latest projects include, Litvinenko, a miniseries on the death of Alexander Litvinenko (ep. 1 available now on Amazon) and The Rig which premieres this Friday, January 6 on Amazon Prime Video.
Watch The Rig
Watch Litvinenko
Follow Mark @Mark_Bonnar on IG and Twitter
SOURCES: available on our website.
SOCIALS: Follow Under The Kilt at @underthekiltpod on Twitter & Instagram
Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/broadsheetradio
CREDITS:
- Original Theme: Tyler Collins aka “Two Metre Man”
- Additional Music: Garreth Spinn
- Original Art: Sarah Cruz
- Producers: Kathleen Mueller Mason & Natalie Younger
SPONSORS: Direct sponsorship inquiries and other questions to underthekiltpod@gmail.com
018 - Schemin' n Dreamin' (feat. Andy Clark)
UK history is rife with excuses to keep a boot on the neck of Scotland, our guest this week is shedding some light on one of the go-to anecdotes on Scotland’s so-called failure to launch. This week, we’re joined by Andy Clark and we’re chatting about the oft bemoaned Darien Scheme.
Our lovely guest, Andy
Gulf of Darien map (see dotted area)
William Paterson
'A New Voyage and Description of the Isthmus of America', Lionel Wafer, 1699
One of the founding documents for the Company of Scotland aka the Darien company
Map of 'New Calidonia" c 1699
More on Andy:
Andy is originally from Blairgowrie, Perthshire and has been a professional actor for 25 years. He trained at Dundee College and the Royal Scottish Academy of Music Drama (now the Conservatoire) and has worked extensively in Theatre, TV, Radio and the occasional film predominately in Scotland but also throughout the UK. He is a keen Arab (a Dundee United fan rather than of Middle Eastern descent) & lives in Glasgow with his partner, Kirstin, an artistic director, and their two girls, Frida & Maya.
Right now you can catch Andy in Mother Goose, The Glasgow Life panto touring community venues in Glasgow throughout December 2022.
Follow Andy @blairgadgie on Twitter
SOURCES: available on our website.
SOCIALS: Follow Under The Kilt at @underthekiltpod on Twitter & Instagram
Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/broadsheetradio
CREDITS:
- Original Theme: Tyler Collins aka “Two Metre Man”
- Additional Music: Garreth Spinn
- Original Art: Sarah Cruz
- Producers: Kathleen Mueller Mason & Natalie Younger
SPONSORS: Direct sponsorship inquiries and other questions to underthekiltpod@gmail.com
017 - Where My Ladies At? (Feat. Nalini Chetty)
History favors the male. Or, more specifically, the way history has been recorded and taught favors the male. Nalini Chetty joins us this week to set us to rights and discuss some of the women of Scottish history who have been left out of the narrative, from Margaret Bulkley to Maggie Dickson (we promise they aren't all named Margaret) we're having a blether about gender, race and Sara Sheridan's book Where Are The Women?
Our lovely guest, Nalini
Hear Nalini on BBC's The Reveal
Sara Sheridan's Where are the Women? A Guide to an Imagined Scotland
Margaret Bulkley/James Barry
Half Hangit Maggie
Bruce Fummey's YouTube Channel (Scotland History Tours)
The Fair Botanists by Sara Sheridan
Meantime by Frankie Boyle
More on Nalini:
Nalini Chetty (@nalini.chetty) is an actress and writer, born just outside of Edinburgh, who has worked fairly extensively in the arts since graduating from Bristol University in 2003. She trained at The Bristol Old Vic theatre school and writes for TV, Radio and Theatre in Scotland. She's best known for her acting work in River City (Glasgow based soap) and for her role as presenter on BBC podcast 'The Reveal'
SOURCES: available on our website.
SOCIALS: Follow Under The Kilt at @underthekiltpod on Twitter & Instagram
Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/broadsheetradio
CREDITS:
- Original Theme: Tyler Collins aka “Two Metre Man”
- Additional Music: Garreth Spinn
- Original Art: Sarah Cruz
- Producers: Kathleen Mueller Mason & Natalie Younger
SPONSORS: Direct sponsorship inquiries and other questions to underthekiltpod@gmail.com
016 - Fit Like? (feat. Ian Pirie)
Alright mah quines n loons, grab a pear and a chair and tune your ears north to Aberdeen for a lesson in the Doric language/'dialect' from our pal Ian Pirie.
Our lovely guest, Ian
Ian kilted up
Aesops Fables in Doric
A lil doric guide to weather
The Malt Whisky Trail
More on Ian:
Ian Pirie is a Scottish actor known for a whole lot of amazing work, but most recently: Halo, Guilt 2, The Last Duel, Chernobyl, Miss Scarlet and the Duke, Calibre, The Matrix Resurrection, and The Terror.
Follow Ian on Instagram and Twitter
SOURCES: available on our website.
SOCIALS: Follow Under The Kilt at @underthekiltpod on Twitter & Instagram
CREDITS:
- Original Theme: Tyler Collins aka “Two Metre Man”
- Additional Music: Garreth Spinn
- Original Art: Sarah Cruz
- Producers: Kathleen Mueller Mason & Natalie Younger
SPONSORS: Direct sponsorship inquiries and other questions to underthekiltpod@gmail.com
015 - Fancy, Functional, F*ck You (feat. Clare Campbell of Prickly Thistle)
From the history to the future of the fabric, this week we talk tartan and the paradox of tartan with Clare Campbell, mastermind behind Prickly Thistle, Scotland’s 1st ever B Corp Mill.
NOTE: The audio quality on some of this is less than ideal, thank you for bearing with us and we hope you enjoy the episode despite the wobbles.
Our lovely guest, Clare
The abomination body suit
Earliest image of Scot soldiers in tartan (1631)
Some of the amazing pieces from Prickly Thistle
Clare and one of the old looms
More on Clare:
Clare Campbell, a woman on a mission to change what we wear by simply knowing what that is and what it is doing to us and the planet.
Not trained in textiles or clothing, she does not have your ‘classic’ background, but that has been key to the success of the disruption she is causing. Having developed a career for 13 years as a Chartered Accountant, she gained insights into many industries and ways of doing things and ways of not doing things. She has now taken all of this experience to support and re-shore a manufacturing industry in Scotland that has been in decline for decades.
Follow Prickly Thistle on Instagram (except they’re off the social media these days, so sign up for their email and community at pricklythistle.shop)
SOURCES: available on our website.
SOCIALS: Follow Under The Kilt at @underthekiltpod on Twitter & Instagram
CREDITS:
- Original Theme: Tyler Collins aka “Two Metre Man”
- Additional Music: Garreth Spinn
- Original Art: Sarah Cruz
- Producers: Kathleen Mueller Mason & Natalie Younger
SPONSORS: Direct sponsorship inquiries and other questions to underthekiltpod@gmail.com
014 - Do Meet Your Heroes (feat. Stuart Martin)
They say you shouldn't meet your heroes, but this week's guest was pleased to discover the real Rob Roy was as magnificent as the movie made him out to be. Join Adam, Nat and Stuart Martin on a trip back to the lowland/highland border for a bit of cattle thievery and blackmail (or as it's known in Gaelic: mal dhu)
Our lovely guest, Stuart
Proof of Stuart’s beard
Rob Roy (1995) Trailer
Depiction of Rob Roy
Rob Roy MacGregor grave
Rob Roy Statue (Stirling)
More on Stuart:
Stuart Martin is a Scottish actor best known for his roles in Babylon, Army of Thieves, Jamestown, Medici and Miss Scarlet and the Duke.
Follow Stuart on Instagram.
SOURCES: available on our website.
SOCIALS: Follow Under The Kilt at @underthekiltpod on Twitter & Instagram
CREDITS:
Original Theme: Tyler Collins aka “Two Metre Man”
Additional Music: Garreth Spinn
Original Art: Sarah Cruz
Producers: Kathleen Mueller Mason & Natalie Younger
SPONSORS: Direct sponsorship inquiries and other questions to underthekiltpod@gmail.com
013 - Somerville Out There... (feat. Tyler Collins)
We ran the numbers and if you NepTUNE in this week and you can bet Uranus that you'll have a good time. We're learning about mathematician, astronomer and 10 pound note model Mary Somerville from actor, musician, friend-of-the-pod and 'Honorary Scot': Tyler Collins.
Our lovely guest, Tyler Collins
Tyler as a toilet in Scots
Mary Somerville, self portrait
Somerville Crater
Somerville google doodle
Wee Adam with big Garfunkel hair
Illustrator whose Women in Science postcards Nat mentions
More on Tyler:
Born and raised in Anchorage Alaska, Tyler was awarded a scholarship to attend Interlochen Arts Academy at 16, and landed a spot at Royal Scottish at 18. Since graduating (with Adam) in 2010 he’s appeared in commercials for KFC, IRN BRU and STV, Scottish indie feature “Where Do We Go From Here?” on TV in Outlander, River City, and currently as ‘Seaweed’ in Swashbuckle on the Cbeebies’ channel. Voice over clients include Lego, Adidas, Spotify, Warhammer, and as Dante in the UK dub of Netflix show, Ridley Jones (along with Adam). American listeners might know his voice from Claritin commercials, and Scottish listeners might know his name from news articles such as “Hen Broon gets deported” from 5 years ago when the Scottish Creative community rallied in support of Tyler’s right to live and work in Scotland.
Tyler has also just completed a run at The Globe with CBEEBIES PRESENTS: AS YOU LIKE IT. He played the role of Oliver and it will be on BBCiplayer next spring!
Follow Tyler at @two_metre_man on Instagram , Twitter & TikTok!
SOURCES: available on our website.
SOCIALS: Follow Under The Kilt at @underthekiltpod on Twitter & Instagram
CREDITS:
Original Theme: Tyler Collins aka “Two Metre Man”
Additional Music: Garreth Spinn
Original Art: Sarah Cruz
Producers: Kathleen Mueller Mason & Natalie Younger
SPONSORS: Direct sponsorship inquiries and other questions to underthekiltpod@gmail.com
012 - See You in the Past! (feat. Grant O'Rourke)
Murder! Intrigue! A Naked Bum! We're examining the murder of Lord Darnley. After first regretting and then rejoicing in his decision to be on this podcast in the first place, Grant O'Rourke makes his debut as the official history via public transit liaison for Edinburgh.
Sexy Scottish Actor, Grant O'Rourke (as promised)
1567 drawing of Lord Darnley's Kirk o' Field murder scene
Darnley in his teens (artist unknown)
Mary Queen of Scots and Lord Darnley, Richard Westfall R.A.
Grant as Rupert Mackenzie, Outlander
Grant proving how easy it is to access historical sites within a short bus ride from home
More on Grant:
Grant O'Rourke is an award winning actor, writer, musician and filmmaker. He is best known for playing Rupert MacKenzie on Outlander. He was voted the 21st best Scottish actor of all time by Ranker which is definitely a real and scientific process and totally counts.
Follow Grant at @GrantORourke on Instagram and Twitter.
SOURCES: Mary Queen of Scots by Antonia Fraser, Edinburgh by Alan Massie, wiki
SOCIALS: Follow Under The Kilt at @underthekiltpod on Twitter & Instagram
CREDITS:
Original Theme: Tyler Collins aka “Two Metre Man”
Additional Music: Garreth Spinn
Original Art: Sarah Cruz
Producers: Kathleen Mueller Mason & Natalie Younger
SPONSORS: Direct sponsorship inquiries and other questions to underthekiltpod@gmail.com
011 - Suffering for Suffrage (feat. Joanne Thomson)
Welcome back for more Under the Kilt action! To kick things off we've got a tidy list of ladies who weren't afraid to make a mess. Outlander's Joanne Thomson joins to sing the praises of some of Scotland's fiercest suffragettes.
Our Guest Joanne Thomson!
Joanne as Amy McCallum, Outlander
Joanne as Mary Leigh, Suffragettes
Joanne in The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart
The release of suffragettes Mary Leigh and Edith New from Holloway, 1908
News story on Marion Walace Dunlop, English suffragette
Wee Bessie Watson
'General' Flora Drummond being escorted by police
Mary Phillips under arrest
Grace Cadell, medical practitioner / suffragette
Ethel Moorhead, threw an egg at winston churchill
Agnes Brown - one of the 'Brown Women' who walked from edinburgh to london
Mary Moloney - followed churchill w bell
More on Joanne:
Joanne Thomson is an Actor, Writer and Director from Glasgow, Scotland. Since graduating with a BA in Acting from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland she has also trained with the Groundlings Improv School in Los Angeles. She has worked extensively across the UK as an actor and has directed internationally award-winning theatre. Outlander fans will recognize her as Amy McCallum, first introduced in Season 6. Other projects include feature film Kill, DS Lisa Harvey in The Victim, BAFTA winning drama The Suffragettes and In Plain Sight, which won her 2 Best Actress nominations. For more information check out her website at joannethomson.co.uk
Follow Joanne at @JoanneThomson22 on Instagram and Twitter.
SOURCES: Where are the Women? by Sara Sheridan, Womens Suffrage Scotland wordpress site and others. Full list of sources available on our website.
SOCIALS: Follow Under The Kilt at @underthekiltpod on Twitter & Instagram
CREDITS:
Original Theme: Tyler Collins aka “Two Metre Man”
Additional Music: Garreth Spinn
Original Art: Sarah Cruz
Producers: Kathleen Mueller Mason & Natalie Younger
SPONSORS: Direct sponsorship inquiries and other questions to underthekiltpod@gmail.com
Coming Soon: Under The Kilt Season 2
We're back, pals! Everybody climb back under the kilt for more tales of lesser-known Scottish history starting October 20, 2022!
This season we're bringing you science, fashion, explorers, state sanctioned torture, murder, intrigue, and so much more all told by a whole new batch of amazing guests. Be sure to subscribe, rate and review, and, of course, don't forget to follow Under The Kilt on Twitter & Instagram.
Don't forget to post who you want us to try and get as guests on social media and tag us and them! And email us topics for future Bonus Blethers via our form on our fancy new website.
And, of course, you can support us on Patreon for access to bonus episodes and exclusive 'cut for time' clips of episodes.
CREDITS:
- Original Theme: Tyler Collins aka “Two Metre Man”
- Additional Music: Garreth Spinn
- Original Art: Sarah Cruz
- Producer: Kathleen Mueller Mason & Natalie Younger
- Teaser Edited by: Natalie Younger
SPONSORS: Direct sponsorship inquiries and other questions to underthekiltpod@gmail.com
BONUS: Blithe Yule to You and You and You!
Happy Haggis-days--err--Happy Holidays! Join Nat, Adam and Kathleen for this Very Scottish Holiday Special where we ask Adam the hard hitting questions like: What is a Hogmanay? What are the weight classes for Boxing Day? And is Die Hard a Xmas movie? (Spoiler alert: it is.)
In this bonus episode, we are exploring Scottish holiday traditions, BUT in another Patreon exclusive holiday special, we chat about what everyone is really curious about: Netflix's "A Castle for Christmas." Head over to our network's Patreon page here for that treasure.
Don't forget to post who you want us to try and get as guests on social media and tag us and them! And email us topics for future Bonus Blethers.
SOCIALS: Follow Under The Kilt at @underthekiltpod on Twitter & Instagram
CREDITS:
Original Theme: Tyler Collins aka “Two Metre Man”
Additional Music: Garreth Spinn
Original Art: Sarah Cruz
Producer: Kathleen Mueller Mason
Episode Edited by: Natalie Younger
SPONSORS: Direct sponsorship inquiries and other questions to underthekiltpod@gmail.com
010 - Surf 'n' Highland Turf (feat. Adam Robertson)
They say there can only be one Highlander, but that's not true. The Scottish Highlands are a land rich with history, culture and community -- all of which was almost lost when it was systematically stripped away (and they were stripped away from their land) during the Highland Clearances. Actor, producer, entrepreneur and all-around amazing storyteller, Adam Robertson, joins us this week to weave a tale as rich as the lives the highlanders led before the clearances...and surfing...we also talk about surfing a lot.
'The Last of the Clan' by Thomas Faed
Ruined crofts in the highlands 1, 2, 3, 4
Govt member reads the Riot Act to angry crofters at Aignish Farm
A modern interpretation of an 1800s Newspaper, featuring lawyer and 'improver' Patrick Sellar
Map depicting areas affected by the Highland Clearances
The Duke of Sutherland Statue on Ben Bhraggie
More on Adam:
An experienced actor who has also produced film and theatre at a commercial level. In addition to his work in the creative sector Adam has managed several businesses over the years incl. co-founding Western Edge Pictures, a street food business in London and a restaurant in South Wales. Since 2016 He has been the lead facilitator for the charity Street Cones developing and delivering creative projects in Scottish prisons, with young offenders and other marginalised groups and has directed many short films using lived experience individuals. Including 'Something To Lose' and most recently 'A Heavy Price' a film looking at the myths vs realities of prison life.
He teaches workshops on Acting for Camera & Audition Techniques independently and at Scottish Universities & Colleges.
Follow Adam at @AdamRobertson09 on Instagram and @AdamRobertson9 on Twitter
SOURCES:
Devine, T. M. Scottish Clearances: A History of the Dispossessed. Penguin Books, Limited, 2018.
Gunn, George. The Province of the Cat: A Journey to the Radical Heart of the Far North. Islands Book Trust, 2015.
Learmonth, Andrew. “Is It Time for the Duke of Sutherland Statue to Come down?” The National, 29 Aug. 2017, www.thenational.scot/news/15502316.is-it-time-for-the-duke-of-sutherland-statue-to-come-down/.
Prebble, John. The Highland Clearances. Penguin, 1969.
SOCIALS: Follow Under The Kilt at @underthekiltpod on Twitter & Instagram
CREDITS:
Original Theme: Tyler Collins aka “Two Metre Man”
Additional Music: Garreth Spinn
Original Art: Sarah Cruz
Producer: Kathleen Mueller Mason
SPONSORS: Direct sponsorship inquiries and other questions to underthekiltpod@gmail.com
009 - A Kick Up Yer Heavy Seat (feat. Cameron Jack)
Grab your boots and kit, we're hitting the pitch and talking football with actor Cameron Jack. Oh, and just like that ball, we're bouncing all over the place in this one because Scotland loves the game but does the game always love all of Scotland? Join us for a little bit of history, a little bit of talking shop and a lotta bit of talking about Adam's best asset.
More on Cameron:
You may recognize Cameron from a whole host of things where he often plays a baddie and/or a thug. Credits include The Dark Knight Rises, Calibre, Outlander, What Happened to Monday and so much more.
Follow Cameron at @rentathug on Instagram.
SOURCES:
Cammy’s brain
SOCIALS: Follow Under The Kilt at @underthekiltpod on Twitter & Instagram
CREDITS:
Original Theme: Tyler Collins aka “Two Metre Man”
Additional Music: Garreth Spinn
Original Art: Sarah Cruz
Producer: Kathleen Mueller Mason
SPONSORS: Direct sponsorship inquiries and other questions to underthekiltpod@gmail.com
008 - Burn Bright, Burn Fast (Feat. Dr. Moira Hansen)
You can't talk about Scotland's history without talking about poet, icon and lover of dames and drink: Robert Burns. And if you're gonna talk about good ol' Rabbie, you should probably consult an expert. We're so lucky to have Dr. Moira Hansen from the Centre for Robert Burns Studies at the University of Glasgow to share some lesser known tales of The National Bard, his family, his collaborators, and the myths we've spun about him.
Robert Burns, painted by Alexander Nasmyth
Frances Dunlop
Burns’ tours mapped out
Page from Burns’ Tour of the Higlands (Aug/Sept 1787)
Robert Burns House in Dumfries
Burns statue in Glasgow (by George Edwin Ewing, Francis Leslie and James Alexander Ewing)
The Poet & His Muse - depiction of Burns and Coila by Albert Hemstock Hodge (loc. in Stirling)
More on Dr. Moira Hansen
Dr Moira Hansen is a post-doctoral researcher based in the Centre for Robert Burns Studies at the University of Glasgow. She completed her PhD in 2020 and now works on a range of projects exploring aspects of Scottish literary culture in the eighteenth century, as well as undergraduate teaching. This is possibly an upgrade on her previous life as a high school English teacher as she now doesn't have to do parents' evenings!
Follow Moira @MoiraEHansen on Twitter
SOURCES:
Centre for Robert Burns Studies https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/critical/research/researchcentresandnetworks/robertburnsstudies/
'Editing Robert Burns for the 21st Century' https://burnsc21.glasgow.ac.uk/
Robert Crawford's 2009 biography The Bard: Robert Burns, a biography, published by Pimlico
SOCIALS: Follow Under The Kilt at @underthekiltpod on Twitter & Instagram
CREDITS:
Original Theme: Tyler Collins aka “Two Metre Man”
Additional Music: Garreth Spinn
Original Art: Sarah Cruz
Producer: Kathleen Mueller Mason
SPONSORS: Direct sponsorship inquiries and other questions to underthekiltpod@gmail.com
007 - Babies at the Barricade (feat. Stephen McCole & Emma Noble)
Grab your prams and practice your Les Mis because this week we're building a barricade--except instead of Marius we're talking about Mary Barbour and the Glasgow rent strikes of 1915. Join Adam, Nat and this week's lovely (and in love) guests actor, Stephen McCole and writer/teacher, Emma Noble.
Mary Barbour
Mary Barbour Statue
Photo of strikers 1
Photo of strikers 2
Rent strike in the paper
Watch/Listen to Alistair Hulett play “Mrs Barbour’s Army”
More on Stephen & Emma:
Follow Stephen at @s_mccole on Instagram & @stephenmccole on Twitter
& Emma at @mrsmccolio on Instagram & @emmanoblewrites on Twitter
SOURCES:
Burness, Catriona. “Mary Barbour & Rent Strike 1915.” Remember Mary Barbour, 16 Jan. 2014, remembermarybarbour.wordpress.com/mary-barbour-rent-strike-1915/.
“Mary Barbour - a Dangerous Woman?” Dangerous Women Project, 1 Mar. 2017, dangerouswomenproject.org/2017/03/02/mary-barbour-dangerous-woman/.
Paterson, Laura. “Centenary of Glasgow Women's Rent Strikes.” Womens History Scotland, womenshistoryscotland.org/2015/12/24/centenary-of-glasgow-womens-rent-strikes/.
rs21. “1915 Glasgow RENT STRIKE: How Workers Fought and Won over Housing.” rs21, 13 May 2021, www.rs21.org.uk/2015/06/12/1915-glasgow-rent-strike-how-workers-fought-and-won-over-housing/.
SOCIALS: Follow Under The Kilt at @underthekiltpod on Twitter & Instagram
CREDITS:
Original Theme: Tyler Collins aka “Two Metre Man”
Additional Music: Garreth Spinn
Original Art: Sarah Cruz
Producer: Kathleen Mueller Mason
SPONSORS: Direct sponsorship inquiries and other questions to underthekiltpod@gmail.com
006 - Ghost Gals, Assemble! (feat. Nicola Roy)
Welcome to the Ghost Gals podcast, we’re rebranding and Adam is fired. Okay fine, he isn't fired, but Nat and guest Nicola Roy are dragging his skeptical bum back into the spectral realm as we explore a few famous ghosts of Edinburgh.
Edinburgh Castle (day)
Edinburgh Castle (night)
The One o’clock Gun
Greyfriars Churchyard Gates
Greyfriars Kirk Cemetery
George Mackenzie’s Tomb
Greyfriars Bobby
Burke & Hare
Jasper & Horace from 101 Dalmatians
The Royal Lyceum Theatre
Nicola in The Cherry Orchard at the Royal Lyceum
Check out Nicola’s podcast: The Cultural Coven
The Cultural Coven Podcast, was “highly recommended” by Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and mentioned in HELLO magazine. The Cultural Coven is a podcast that celebrates Scottish Art & Culture, explores the lives of its much loved artists and figures. In association with Edinburgh’s Royal Lyceum Theatre where Nicola has tread the boards many times. The first series is available on all major podcast platforms, new series coming soon.
Follow The Cultural Coven @culturalcoven on Twitter
More on Nicola:
Nicola Roy is an award-winning actress and accomplished voice artist. She has worked extensively in Scottish theatre, TV and radio, is a favorite at the Lyceum Theatre whereshe has appeared in many plays, most recently; ‘An Edinburgh Christmas,’ ‘Belles Stratagem’ (Cats awards ‘Best Ensemble’ 2018) and ‘Thon Man Moliere’ opposite Siobhan Redmond. Nicola has also worked at the Traverse Theatre, Dundee Rep, Kings Theatre, Citizens Theatre and Oran Mor. Joyce McMillan, the Scotsman Reviewer, recently described her as "one of Scotland’s leading comic actresses."
Just prior to lockdown Nicola had an international success playing Elmire in Liz Lochhead’s ‘Tartuffe’ in Adelaide, Australia, which won the ‘critics choice’ award.
TV appearances include playing Jen Lewis in BBC Scotland’s River City, Hope Springs and being directed by Robert Carlyle in the film ‘Barney Thomson’
Follow Nicola at @nicola.m.roy on Instagram & @NicolaMRoy on Twitter
SOURCES:
“The Famous Ghost of Morningside.” Q360 Blog Edinburgh Scotland.
Hallinan, Bridget. “The 10 Most Haunted Cities in the World.” Condé Nast Traveler
“Scottish Folklore - Ghosts, Myths AND Legends.” VisitScotland
Stratford, Sam. “Peeves's Edinburgh Tomb: GreyFriar's Black Mausoleum.”
SOCIALS: Follow Under The Kilt at @underthekiltpod on Twitter & Instagram
CREDITS:
Original Theme: Tyler Collins aka “Two Metre Man”
Addtl Music: Garreth Spinn
Art: Sarah Cruz
Producer: Kathleen Mueller Mason
005 - Militia May I? (feat. Paul Tinto)
They can take our lives, but they can’t take…wait, know what? They can’t take our lives. We’re standing up to ‘The Man’ this week and we’re fighting alongside Jackie Crookstone and the whole lot of angry folks from Tranent. Actor and writer Paul Tinto brings us the little-known story of Jackie (aka Joan), the riots against the 1797 Militia Act, and the subsequent Massacre of Tranent.
EDIT: We mispronounced Tranent throughout this episode. Apologies!
Jackie Crookston depicted in memorial commemorating those who resisted conscription in 1797
Artistic rendering of Massacre of Tranent (Andrew Hillhouse)
Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville
Thomas Muir Bust
Rights of Man, Thomas Paine
”Official” Narrative of events at Tranent
Tranent local historian Peter McNeil’s account of events
More on Paul:
Born and bred on the Isle of Arran off Scotland’s west coast, Paul Tinto’s career has enjoyed a wide range of stage and screen work. Credits include the multi award winning 1917, Outlander, Amazon Prime’s adaptation of King Lear, and the BBC mini series The Last Post. His stage work includes productions in London’s West End, The Sheffield Crucible, national and international tours with the National Theatre of Scotland and before lockdown he was touring nationally in the title role in Shakespeare’s Macbeth. As a writer he is soon to publish his spoken word novel, Trouble In Spiritland, a hard hitting reflection on wealth inequality and social divides within western society, which is also currently being developed into an immersive audio drama with the backing of Scotland’s arts council, Creative Scotland.
Follow Paul at @ptinto10 on Instagram & @paul_tinto on Twitter
SOURCES:
Radical Scotland - Kenny MacAskill
Handful of Rogues - Hector MacMillan
Feisty and Firey and Fierce. Badass Celtic Women To Live Your Life By From Scotland, Ireland and Wales - Mhairi Kidd
SOCIALS: Follow Under The Kilt at @underthekiltpod on Twitter & Instagram
CREDITS:
Original Theme: Tyler Collins aka “Two Metre Man”
Additional Music: Garreth Spinn
Original Art: Sarah Cruz
Producer: Kathleen Mueller Mason
SPONSORS: Direct sponsorship inquiries and other questions to underthekiltpod@gmail.com
004 - Love for Labourers Lost (feat. Brian McCardie)
We’re starting to think that the Scots did everything first. At least, that’s how it feels when the ever-fascinating actor/writer Brian McCardie joins to teach us a little bit about New Lanark, a ‘Company Town’ and proto-socialist utopia that was a century ahead of its time. The town may be in the “middle of nowhere” but it was also at the center of early labor reform and innovation.
More on Brian:
Brian McCardie is a Scottish actor and writer best known for...well...a lot of different things, his CV is a mile long. Listeners might recognize him recently from Jimmy McGovern's 3-part drama, Time, where he acted opposite Stephen Graham and Sean Bean. Or, less recently, from Line of Duty, Speed 2, Rob Roy and a whole host of others.
SOURCES:
to come
SOCIALS: Follow Under The Kilt at @underthekiltpod on Twitter & Instagram
CREDITS:
Original Theme: Tyler Collins aka “Two Metre Man”
Additional Music: Garreth Spinn
Original Art: Sarah Cruz
Producer: Kathleen Mueller Mason
SPONSORS: Direct sponsorship inquiries and other questions to underthekiltpod@gmail.com
003 - Oh Sh*t, The Picts! (feat. Jillian Mannion)
Did the Picts have it all figured out? Where did Hadrian learn to build walls? When will Nat reference another Doctor Who episode? We're exploring all this and more (mostly more0 on this week's episode about The Picts, with special guest, award-winning screenwriter Jillian Mannion.
More on Jillian:
Jillian Mannion is a screenwriter with over 20 hours of broadcast television for BBC. She studied English and History at university before winning a Donald Dewar Arts Award for Creative Writing and going on to Vancouver Film School where she studied Writing for Film and TV, receiving awards in Academics, Professionalism and Script Analysis. She is currently a mentee on Women in Film and Television UK's 4 Nations Mentoring programm where she is being mentored by British screenwriter Sally Wainwright. Since her time at university she has continued to study and have a major interest in Scottish history.
Link to Jillian’s short film, Young Offender, on YouTube
Rhynie - Archaeological Investigation (video)
Tribes of Scotland c. 150 per Ptolemy’s map
Artist’s depiction of St. Columba converting the Picts
Pictish bull carving
Pictish stone
Pictish warrior with drinking horn carving
Pictish depiction of battle of Dun Nechtain
Kin Kenneth MacAlpin (Kenneth I)
Hadrian’s Wall
Still from “Eaters Of Light” - Doctor Who episode Nat references
SOCIALS: Follow Under The Kilt at @underthekiltpod on Twitter & Instagram
CREDITS:
Original Theme: Tyler Collins aka “Two Metre Man”
Additional Music: Garreth Spinn
Original Art: Sarah Cruz
Producer: Kathleen Mueller Mason
SPONSORS: Direct sponsorship inquiries and other questions to underthekiltpod@gmail.com
002 - Through The Shame Beads (Feat. John Fairfield)
This week, we’re not ashamed, we just have to return some video tapes…to the naughty part of the video shop. Writer, director and producer, John Fairfield, is taking us through the cheap beaded curtain and into the history of Video Nasties, The Obscene Publications Act, and The Video Recordings Act of 1984. But fear not, Adam, Nat & John will NOT be censored, not by Mary Whitehouse, not by MP Graham Bright, and certainly not by Adam’s Gran.
More on John:
John Fairfield (@MrFly3oy), is a Scottish (duh) award-winning writer, director and BAFTA nominated producer.
A sign to visit Longforgan
Bright & Whitehouse in the headlines
Mary Whitehouse with her crew
Mary Whitehouse with another sign
Graham Bright, MP
James Ferman
”Driller Killer” Poster
”Cannibal Holocaust” poster
SOURCES:
The Original Video Nasties: From Absurd to Zombie Flesh-Eaters , by Allan Bryce
Video Nasties 2: Strike up the Band, by Allan Bryce
SOCIALS: Follow Under The Kilt at @underthekiltpod on Twitter & Instagram
CREDITS:
Original Theme: Tyler Collins aka “Two Metre Man”
Additional Music: Garreth Spinn
Original Art: Sarah Cruz
Producer: Kathleen Mueller Mason
SPONSORS: Direct sponsorship inquiries and other questions to underthekiltpod@gmail.com
001 - Sexy Ghosts & Strong Ladies (feat. Claire S. Duffy)
Adam, Nat, Claire, Big Rachel, Margaret McIver, Catherine Cranston AND a sexy Centurion ghost who may or may not resemble Arthur Darvill? It’s getting pretty crowded on this, the first-ever episode of Shared History: Under The Kilt. Join us as we take on three exceptional Glaswegian women. Well, not actually ‘take them on,’ they’re rather intimidating, tbh. But, we are learning about them, thanks to our lovely guest, author and screenwriter, CS Duffy.
More on Claire:
Claire Duffy, aka CS Duffy (@CSDuffyWriter), is a Glasgow-based author and screenwriter, but she's kind of from all over? She's the author of Glasgow Kiss series of crime thrillers and The Stranger for Storytel. Her new book, Before Again, an urban fantasy/adventure set in Glasgow is available for preorder and is currently being serialised for free via her website here. It features both Rachel and Kate and I'm sure Maggie will make an appearance at some point in the series!
Big Rachel & her pipe
Maggie McIver, queen of the barras
Catherine Cranston, queen of tea
The Glasgow Barras today
Glasgow Barras circa 1920s
Barrowland Ballroom exterior circa 1935
Inside Barrowland Ballroom (modern)
Inside the Willow Tea Rooms
Willow Tea Room lower level
SOURCES:
Great Glasgow Stories compiled by John Burrowes, Wiki & others
@csduffywriter on Facebook, Twitter and InstagramPlug would be my urban fantasy/adventure Before Again which is on preorder (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Before-Again-CS-Duffy-ebook/dp/B0968NLSXR) or is being serialised for free via my website (http://www.csduffywriter.com/start-here/). It features both Rachel and Kate and I'm sure Maggie will make an appearance at some point in the series!
SOCIALS: Follow Under The Kilt at @underthekiltpod on Twitter & Instagram
CREDITS:
Original Theme: Tyler Collins aka “Two Metre Man”
Additional Music: Garreth Spinn
Original Art: Sarah Cruz
Producer: Kathleen Mueller Mason
SPONSORS: Direct sponsorship inquiries and other questions to underthekiltpod@gmail.com
Under The Kilt Trailer
It's a spin off, baby! Wander the historical heather and explore the less worn paths of Scottish History with Scottish Actor, Adam McNamara and Chicago Comedian (and co-host of Shared History), Natalie Younger. From the Picts to present day, we're delving deep into bonnie Scotland and all her glory, missteps and omissions in history. Series premieres July 22, 2020.
Meet Your Hosts
Adam McNamara is a Scottish actor, writer and father. Some past credits include the National Theatre of Scotland’s acclaimed production of Black Watch, the original West End cast of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, plus screen credits including Black Mirror and Vikings among many others.
Natalie Younger is a Chicago-based actor, writer and comedian. A regular in Chicago’s bustling sketch and improv comedy scene, a working actor, co-host of Shared History and the Copy Director at an animation studio, she doesn’t know what you know her from, but she’s glad you found her.
CREDITS
Produced by Kathleen Mueller Mason
Original theme by Tyler Collins (aka Two Metre Man)
Original art by Sarah Cruz
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ABOUT SHARED HISTORY: Shared History is a comedy podcast and history podcast in one. Hosted by Chicago comedians, each episode focuses on obscure, overlooked and underrepresented historical events and people.