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Susan Morrison goes to Ayr with maritime historian Dr Eric Graham, to find out about the grand Bruce dynasty plan to invade Ireland and grab a crown for Robert Bruce鈥檚 younger brother Sir Edward. If it had worked, the two countries might have been united. Helping Susan explore the royal burgh鈥檚 oldest building, St John鈥檚 Tower, Peter McCall tells her a tale of 19th century home improvement gone mad. In the studio this week as part of our Black History Month series is Dundonian playwright Jaimini Jethwa, telling Susan about her family鈥檚 experiences fleeing Idi Amin鈥檚 Uganda and coming to 1970s Dundee, while our WW1@麻豆约拍 story is the sinking of the troopships Tuscania and the Otranto off Islay in 1918 with a recording of Lord Robertson of Port Ellen.