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Presented by Neil Oliver, A History of Scotland is a television series first broadcast in November 2008 on BBC One Scotland and later shown UK-wide on BBC Two during January 2009. [1] The second series began on BBC One Scotland in early November 2009, with transmission at a later point on network BBC Two. In Australia, series one aired on SBS ...
Neil Oliver (born 21 February 1967) [citation needed] is a Scottish television presenter, author, and conspiracy theorist. He has presented several documentary series on archaeology and history, including A History of Scotland , Vikings and Coast .
The Battle of Sheriffmuir (Scottish Gaelic: Blàr Sliabh an t-Siorraim, [pl̪ˠaɾ ˈʃʎiəv əɲ ˈtʲʰirˠəm]) was an engagement in 1715 at the height of the Jacobite rising in England and Scotland. The battlefield has been included in the Inventory of Historic Battlefields in Scotland and protected by Historic Scotland under the Scottish ...
Pollard has written numerous papers and articles on archaeology (eg. as editor of Journal of Conflict Archaeology) and military history and edited several books on subjects as diverse as the early prehistory of Scotland and the archaeology of death. Along with Neil Oliver he wrote the two books accompanying the Two Men in a Trench programmes. [6]
Neil Oliver explores the ancient coastal home of the Venerable Bede who, 1,300 years ago, wrote the first history of England. Meanwhile, Dick Strawbridge discovers how Middlesbrough's iconic Transporter Bridge put the town on the map, and Miranda Krestovnikoff learns about the kittiwake .
Events. 12 October 1511 – James IV's great ship, the Michael, is launched at the new dockyard at Newhaven, Edinburgh; she is the largest ship afloat at this date. [1] 1511 – Battle of Knock Mary followed by Massacre of Monzievaird. 1512 – St Leonard's College, St Andrews, founded.
The Ness of Brodgar is an archaeological site covering 2.5 hectares (6.2 acres) between the Ring of Brodgar and the Stones of Stenness in the Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site on the main Island of Orkney, Scotland. The site was excavated from 2003 to 2024, when it was infilled due to concerns about damage to the structures exposed ...
In the same year, he also wrote the music for Neil Oliver's BBC television series A History of Scotland. [8] His score was performed by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in 2009. [9] In 2011, Leonard-Morgan composed the soundtrack for the sci-fi thriller Limitless, [10] [11] and he also wrote music for the television series based on the film.