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Retracing Daniel Defoe's 18th Century journey, John Pickford reaches Scotland and Edinburgh - described by Defoe as "a subject of scorn and reproach...whose people delighted in stench and nastiness."

So, what would Defoe think about the return of self-government?

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Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Archive

This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project

Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Archive

This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project