27/07/2010
David Stenhouse introduces a Zone exploring historical stories from some of America's great cities and towns such as New York, Boston, Wichita, Chicago, Altamont and New Orleans.
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Impressions of America
From 1980, David Campbell presents a meditation on American life looking at the place of American Football in Madison Wisconsin, music in New Orleans and gay rights in San Francisco.
Duration: 31:34
The Bostonians: Proper Boston
Anna Bensted explores the city of Boston's chequered past through the personal stories of its modern day inhabitants
Duration: 26:32
Gigs That Changed The World: Altamont
Muriel Gray presents an edition of Gigs That Changed The World focusing on the Altamont Music Festival in 1969.
Duration: 26:59
Secret Scots: Steve Forbes
Editor-In-Chief of Forbes magazine, Steve Forbes, tells Phil Cunningham how his grandfather BC Forbes built a New York publishing institution.
Duration: 27:32
The Lone Star Piper
The first part of a series looking at the Scots involvement in the Battle of Alamo.
Duration: 26:26
1619 Broadway: The Brill Building
A look into the history of music production at the legendary Brill Building situated at 1619 Broadway in New York.
Duration: 28:44
Robert Burns: Ballad Of The American War
Burns meditation on the American War of Independence read by Alex Norton.
Duration: 04:01
The Journey: Teresa Cherrie
Paisley native Teresa Cherrie talks to Mark Stephen about her experience of living through Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans in 2005.
Duration: 27:32
Take The Floor from the RMS Queen Mary in Long Beach, California
Musical duo Tuppence chat to Robbie Shepherd about the historical threads that inform their music.
Duration: 06:40
Movie CafΓ©: Man On Wire
Film director James Marsh chats to Janice Forsyth about the historical context of his documentary about Phillipe Petit's attempt to walk a tightrope between New York's Twin Towers in 1974
Duration: 07:49
The Scotch South: Sir Walter Scotland
Billy Kay explores the influence of Sir Walter Scott’s literature on the Deep South of America.
Duration: 29:56
Songlines: Wichita Lineman
John Cavanagh looks at the story behind Glen Campbell's 1969 hit "Wichita Lineman".
Duration: 26:42
Silver Screen Beats: The Early Days
Davey Scott presents a programme about the music of the silent film era of Hollywood.
Duration: 26:47
Scots In America: Chicago
David Stenhouse travels to Chicago to trace the ancestral links with Scotland and meets members of the local community who are keen to keep the links with the old country alive.
Duration: 28:59
Broadcasts
- Wed 28 Jul 2010 00:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Scotland Extra
- Wed 4 Aug 2010 00:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Scotland Extra
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