Borders Bletherings
Everyone knows the history of Scotland: the romance of the highlands with Bonnie Prince Charlie, the Northern Isles with their Pictish and Viking heritage, Dundee with Jute and Jam, Glasgow and its shipyards and Edinburg...
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- 🇸🇦SA · History#126350 to 3.1K
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350 to 3.1K🎙 Biweekly cadence·100 episodes·Last published 1mo ago - Monthly Reach
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500 to 4.5K🇬🇧71%🇸🇦29% - Active Followers
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200 to 1.8K
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| Date | Episode | Description | Length | ||||||
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| 9/20/26 |  17th century, part 2 | Join Mary and Doug as they explore the parallels between the 17th and 21st centuries. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 50m 44s | ||||||
| 8/23/26 |  The Contradictions of the Seventeenth Century | Mary and Doug discuss the century of cannons and muskets but also omens and witches. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 42m 05s | ||||||
| 8/2/26 |  Dr Percy Calder | Mary and Doug blether about Dr Percy Calder and his work on Tuberculin milk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 38m 51s | ||||||
| 7/5/26 |  A History of Witches | A history of Scottish witches - Mary and Doug blether about the two men instrumental in the persecution of witches in the 17th century. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 59m 38s | ||||||
| 6/8/26 |  The Wars of Independence | Join Mary and Doug as they discuss the Scottish Wars of Independence and how it affected the Scottish Borders. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 48m 48s | ||||||
| 5/10/26 |  John Balliol | Join Mary and Doug as they blether about how his rule affected the Scottish Borders. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 41m 44s | ||||||
| 4/12/26 |  The Great Depression | Mary and Doug blether about the Great Depression and how it affected the Scottish Borders. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 30m 24s | ||||||
| 3/9/26 |  Somerled | Mary and Doug discuss the 12th century Lord of the Isles and how his defeat at the battle of Renfrew affected the Scottish Borders. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 46m 25s | ||||||
| 2/15/26 |  Willie Scott, the Border Shepherd | Mary and Doug are joined by folk musician Tom Bonnar to discuss the life and work of Willie Scott the Border Shepherd. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 38m 54s | ||||||
| 1/12/26 |  Murder at the Bishop's Palace | Mary and Doug discuss when the waters of the Gala ran red with the blood of the men of Wedale. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 35m 18s | ||||||
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| 12/15/25 |  Mary Somerville | Mary and Doug blether about the amazing life of Mary Somerville the scientist, mathematician, polymath and the Rose of Jedburgh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 39m 02s | ||||||
| 12/2/25 |  Gladstone | Doug and Mary discuss the first modern political campaign and why it took place in Stow. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 43m 40s | ||||||
| 11/1/25 |  Manderston | Mary and Doug blether about the case of Lady Manderston of Duns - a witch? or a wicked wife? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 40m 14s | ||||||
| 10/26/25 |  Jim Clark | Mary and Doug blether about Jim Clark the racing driver champion from Duns. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 34m 13s | ||||||
| 10/13/25 |  Nicknames | Join Mary and Doug as they blether about some of the nicknames that Border towns have Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 36m 04s | ||||||
| 9/6/25 |  Duns Scotus | Johannes Duns - the subtle doctor. Join Mary and Doug as they discuss the genius of Johannes Duns Scotus the Fransiscan Friar from Berwickshire. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 39m 36s | ||||||
| 8/17/25 |  Oliver cromwell | Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of Scotland. Benevolent ruler or tyrannical despot. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 38m 08s | ||||||
| 7/20/25 |  St Ronan | Join Mary and Doug as they discover what St Ronan was up to when he cleiked the Devil in Innerleithen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 32m 31s | ||||||
| 6/24/25 |  The Scottish folk scene | Join Mary and Doug along with Tom Bonnar the folk singer as they blether about the revival of the Scottish folk scene. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 45m 10s | ||||||
| 6/1/25 |  Coulter's Candy | Ally bally bee - Mary and Doug blether about Coulter's Candy assisted by folk singer Tom Bonnar. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 34m 17s | ||||||
| 5/12/25 |  Vikings part 2 | Doug and Mary go on another journey following the Vikings as they travelled from Norway to the Black Sea. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 40m 10s | ||||||
| 4/21/25 |  Vikings part 1 | The men from the North - a blether about the Vikings and their effect on the Scottish Borders. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 41m 20s | ||||||
| 3/28/25 |  St Suthbert | Join Mary and Doug as they discover the life of the Celtic saint. of old Melrose. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 33m 11s | ||||||
| 3/4/25 |  Border Fields | Mary and Doug blether about the names of fields of the Scottish Borders. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 34m 48s | ||||||
| 2/17/25 |  Two Charlies | class='odd'Mary and Doug finish their Stewart odyssey with Charles I and Bonnie Prince Charlie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 1h 05m 22s | ||||||
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Chart history for Borders Bletherings
Peaked at #126 in SA, currently #126 in SA.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SA | — | #126 | #126 | — |
Chart Positions
1 placement across 1 market.
Chart Positions
1 placement across 1 market.