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The Metal Heart

Location: Orkney

The Metal Heart

Author/Guide: Caroline Lea

1940: Five hundred Italian prisoners-of-war arrive to fortify the remote and windswept islands…

Submitted: 2nd April 2021

Submitted: 2nd April 2021

The Seafarers: A Journey Among Birds

Location: Shetland isles, Newcastle, Northumberland, Orkney Isles, Pembrokeshire

The Seafarers: A Journey Among Birds

Author/Guide: Stephen Rutt

2015: The British Isles are remarkable for their extraordinary seabird life…

Submitted: 23rd May 2019

Submitted: 23rd May 2019

The Family Secret

Location: Devon, Scottish Highlands, Iceland

The Family Secret

Author/Guide: Tracy Buchanan

1991, 2009: Two families, twice as many secrets

Submitted: 8th March 2019

Submitted: 8th March 2019

Wild Fire (Shetland – final)

Location: The Shetland Isles, Lerwick (fictional Ravenswick)

Wild Fire (Shetland – final)

Author/Guide: Ann Cleeves

2000s: Shetland: Welcoming. Wild. Remote.

Submitted: 23rd August 2018

Submitted: 23rd August 2018

The History Detective Investigates: Stone Age to Iron Age

Location: Stonehenge, Orkney Islands, Skara Brae

The History Detective Investigates: Stone Age to Iron Age

Author/Guide: Clare Hibbert

Stone age: What would the history detective make of the Stone Age?

Submitted: 16th February 2017

Submitted: 16th February 2017

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