The new website address is www.someotherscotland.com
The 'Some Other Scotland' Wiki can be found at www.someotherscotland.com/wiki
Thanks go to Katharina from the Luscious Leftovers podcast for her amazing work in bringing the wiki to life.
The next spin-off story to feature at Some Other Scotland is a little different.
This is a variation on the popular fairytale 'The Three Billy Goats Gruff', but this is as told by Razer, so it has a little more local flavour.
It was inspired by odin1eye from the View From Valhalla blog. That is a good source of reviews of other podiobooks you might want to investigate if you are enjoying SOS.
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 They claim inconsistencies in the text suggest that up to a month's information may have been replaced by a series of paragraphs indicating the soldier was offered work in Vienna, only to be told shortly afterwards he was no longer required.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.
BBC News - Read the original story.
Promo for "Luscious Leftovers" podcast.
This week’s news story:
Radioactive leaks from submarines
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Leaking submarine disappears
Following the release of a report on safety issues at the Faslane base, it has emerged that a submarine identified as having leaked radioactive material on three previous occasions, has disappeared. The last known contact with the vessel was as it left the East Coast of the USA on a return trip to Scotland. MPs have called for a full investigation into why a ship with a poor safety record was released for travel in international waters.
Promo for The Gearheart.
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.
BBC News - Read the original story.
Mur Lafferty, author of "Playing for Keeps" and the "Heaven" podcast series amongst other things, has recently posted an article written by me on her "I Should Be Writing" blog.
The blog is the companion to her regular podcast aimed at new and aspiring writers, one that has provided a great deal of help and inspiration to guide me on my way. The article deals with the particular challenges of writing an ongoing piece of interactive fiction like "Some Other Scotland" and how I keep track of where it is going and ensuring it stays on course.
It is aimed at fellow writers, but if you are interested in a behind-the-scenes look at the SOS podcast, you might well find it interesting even if you're not a writer. Do take the time to check out Mur's own podcasts at the site; they are quite different to SOS, but you're sure to find something of interest.
This week’s news story:
Putting the brakes on cancer
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Evidence found of cancer brakes
Scientists from the University of Edinburgh believe that a body donated for medical science may hold the key to a cure for cancer. They say that a range of genetic differences in the body may effectively slow the effects of the disease if replicated. The circumstances of the death and identity of the body are kept strictly secret.
BBC News - Read the original story.
Promo for "Jack Wakes Up" by Seth Harwood.
