Episodes

  • Episode five, The 1901 Donibristle Mining Disaster

    Episode five, The 1901 Donibristle Mining Disaster
    Dec 31 2022
    delving in to the tragic mining disater of 1901 in Fife

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    6 mins
  • Episode Four, The Dollar Murder at Vicar's Bridge

    Episode Four, The Dollar Murder at Vicar's Bridge
    Dec 28 2022
    Joseph Bell became the last person to be executed at a fully public hanging in Scotland after murdering Alexander McEwan, a bakery delivery driver, on a secluded country lane shortly before Christmas, 1865.

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    5 mins
  • Episode three, John Thomson: The Life and Death of Scotland's Goalkeeper

    Episode three, John Thomson: The Life and Death of Scotland's Goalkeeper
    Aug 23 2022
    The tragic story of the rise of young goalkeeper, John Thomson, whose career, and life came to an end at an Old Firm derby game at Ibrox, September 5th, 1931. Celtic and Scotland goalie, Thomson, was only 22 when he died following a collision with Rangers player, Sam English's knee. Over 40,000 people came to the wee Fife village of Cardenden to pay their respects to the talented young player

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    13 mins
  • Episode two, The East Wemyss Murder

    Episode two, The East Wemyss Murder
    Aug 18 2022
    A documentary about the brutal murder of 15 year old assistant clerk Mickey Brown at East Wemyss in 1909, and the subsequent manhunt for Alexander Edmonstone, which gripped the nation.

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    11 mins
  • Episode one, Johhny Hill

    Episode one, Johhny Hill
    Aug 16 2022
    Seven years before Benny Lynch claimed a world title Johnny Hill achieved the feat, but has been largely forgotten by history. He was world champion at 22 and dead at 23. A story of triumph and tragedy.

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    12 mins