TV review: A history of Scotland

Sentinel, The (Stoke-on-Trent UK) | January 12, 2009 | Copyright

Those of us who recall the Tartan Army swinging from the crossbar at Wembley will not be surprised to learn that the history of Scotland is long and tempestuous. Many's the time I've been taken aback at a picture of a flayed cleric on the front of a shortbread packet.

The 1200s were a particularly bloody period north of Gretna. It is said that the mill wheels were turned by rivers of blood. Enjoy your porridge.

Presented by Neil Oliver, a man well equipped with the Scotsman's ability to inject at least three extra syllables into every word, this edition told the story of two ruthless men - ...

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