41. Christmas Special 2025

About this episode

The episode features discussions on the history of various roads and answers listener questions.

A very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from the Scottish Roadscast! In this extended episode the SRA team discuss the history behind the Faslane Naval Base access roads, the A801 in West Lothian and 60 years since the start of construction of the M8 in Glasgow. You'll find the "From the Archive" docs in the usual place on the Roadscast section of our website We also answer your listener questions! With Stuart Baird, John Hassall and Duncan Macknight. Released December 2025.

People in this episode

Host: Stuart Baird

Guests: John Hassall, Duncan Macknight

Topics covered

• Christmas
• history
• Faslane Naval Base
• A801
• M8 construction
• listener questions

Keywords

• Christmas Special
• Faslane Naval Base
• A801
• M8
• Glasgow
• history
• Scottish Roads Archive

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Scottish Roads Archive

Places: Faslane Naval Base, West Lothian, M8, Glasgow

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