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. 

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• Additional Music: ⁠Garreth Spinn⁠
• Original Art: ⁠Sarah Cruz⁠
• Producers: Kathleen Mueller Mason & Natalie Younger

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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

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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

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

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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

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'

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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

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

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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

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)

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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

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

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