Showing posts with label Charles. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Charles. Show all posts
Some Other Scotland - Ep31 - Parchment
Some Other Scotland - Ep27 - Skeleton
This Week:
- Burnard makes some discoveries.
- Charles spots a face from his past.
- Arthar receives a distress call.
Violent deaths of Stirling skeletonschanged to the alternative:
Skeleton answers lead to new questions
A series of tests on a group of five skeletons found buried under the Royal Chapel at Stirling Castle have shown they were victims of violent deaths. Scientists reported a number of fractures, stab wounds and broken bones that would have proved fatal, but have been unable to explain the injuries inflicted on one of the male skeletons. One archaeologist stated “it was as though he had been sliced in two with an angle grinder, not a sword or an axe”.
Further Information
BBC News - Read the original story.Some Other Scotland - Ep24 - Water Supply
This Week:
- Sykes visits the Merk.
- Charles climbs the Wallace Monument.
- Razer is put to work.
This week’s news story:
Strange-tasting water is still safe
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Tap water ban announced
People in certain areas of Dundee and the Carse of Gowrie have been advised to stop drinking their tap water for a period of at least a week, following an investigation into an unusual taste that was reported coming from the Clatto Water Treatment Works. A spokeswoman from the plant has confirmed that they have evidence of raw sewerage having being dumped into the reservoir at Linthrathen Loch, though they have assured residents that it was a small amount and steps have been taken to disinfect all affected supplies.
Further Information
BBC News - Read the original story.
Some Other Scotland - Ep23 - Swine Flu
This Week:
- Erica and Tania arrive in New York.
- Harald finds the message.
- Andy's gig is cancelled.
- Craig gets no chance to relax.
This week’s news story:
Swine flu postpones Singing Kettle visit
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Kettle affected by quarantine
The West Coast town of Dunoon has been officially quarantined this week, as one of two hotspots for swine flu in Scotland. The local hospital has already been supplied with a large quantity of flu medications and local politicians are stressing that people should not panic. The quarantine prevents people entering or leaving the town for the next week, initially. The Singing Kettle show at the Queen’s Hall has been postponed and all schools in the area closed. The situation will be reviewed at the end of the week and the quarantine extended if necessary.
Further Information
BBC News - Read the original story.
Promo for Wiener Blut.
Some Other Scotland - Ep22 - Forest
This Week:
- Harald takes drastic steps to collect his prize.
- Craig starts a fire.
- Razer gets a history lesson.
This week’s news story:
Villagers agree to buy forest
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Villages buy forests
A number of community groups across Scotland are in the process of bidding for local woodland areas to be owned by villages as part of the Forestry Commission’s National Forest Land Scheme. Residents of Closeburn in Dumfries and Galloway were amongst the first to take advantage of the scheme, with several other villages in the Borders and across central Scotland starting the process of community ownership.
Further Information
BBC News - Read the original story.
Some Other Scotland - Ep21 - Bees
This Week:
- Charles finds music and a lift.
- Razer picks a side.
- Erica and Tania find a clue to Sengar's whereabouts.
This week’s news story:
Human race could perish without bees
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Bee disappearances a growing threat to Human Race
A debate in the Scottish Parliament has raised concerns about the rapidly declining bee population in the UK and beyond. A number of reasons, including the increase in the population of the Varroa mite ongoing use of pesticides in farming and even the prevalence of mobile phone masts, have been attributed to the fall in numbers, but scientists have yet to identify a means of reversing the trend. Agricultural experts have highlighted the impact on crops that is already being seen, due to the lack of cross-pollination by bees.
Further Information
BBC News - Read the original story.
Some Other Scotland - Ep19 - Great Scot
This Week:
- Harald moves in closer to Charles.
- Razer deals with a sinking feeling.
- Charles starts to hatch a plan.
- Erica and Tania assess the Merk damage.
- Sykes' suspicions are confirmed.
This week’s news story:
Peter the Great's right-hand Scot
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Pages missing from diary of Peter the Great's Scottish General
Scholars have announced that they believe several pages have been removed from the diary of Patrick Gordon, a Scot who held a senior rank in Peter The Great's army. They claim inconsistencies in the text suggest that up to a month's information may have been replaced by a series of paragraphs indicating the soldier was offered work in Vienna, only to be told shortly afterwards he was no longer required. The diary was published in full for the first time in the UK this year.
Further Information
BBC News - Read the original story.
Promo for "Luscious Leftovers" podcast.
Some Other Scotland - Ep17 - Lunacy Graves
This Week:
- Tania and Erica visit the Merk.
- Calum notices a disturbing pattern.
- Sykes is alerted to more symbols.
- Harald finds what he's searching for.
- A haggis supper leads to trouble.
This week’s news story:
Lunacy Board buried thousands in unmarked graves
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Thousands named in Lunacy Board Service
A memorial service has been held for people buried in unmarked "pauper's graves" in Churches around West Lothian. The graves belong to patients of Bangour Village hospital and are located in numerous sites in the local area. The Lunacy Board, who until recently were responsible for all psychiatric hospitals in Scotland, had a similar policy across the country and it is anticpated that many more unmarked graves such as these will come to light in the future.
Further Information
BBC News - Read the original story.
Some Other Scotland - Ep11 - Safe Conduct
This Week:
- Tania and Erica work on a plan.
- Sykes and Hayston visit Charles and make another link.
- Razer causes a little more than a shaving cut.
This week’s news story:
Demands for return of letter to Wallace
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Wallace letter taken
The letter of Safe Conduct, sent to William Wallace by the King of France, has been stolen from the National Archives in London. Scottish MPs had recently been calling for the return of the letter to Scotland, as one of the few remaining possessions of Wallace in existence. The letter was found on him when he was captured at Robroyston and taken to London.
Some Other Scotland - Ep09 - Black Box
This Week:
- Harald has a mid-air collision.
- The hunt for Charles begins.
This week’s news story:
North Sea black box found
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Helicopter black box destroyed
Investigators who retrieved the tail section and black box flight recorder from the Super Puma helicopter which crashed in the North Sea last week, have been disappointed to find the recorder damaged beyond repair. Passengers in the aircraft reported feeling an impact shortly before it hit the surface of the water and it had been hoped that the black box would have helped to explain the cause of this. All 18 people on board survived the crash.
Promo for Great Hites Podcast.
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