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Handbags at dawn.. War is waged in Scotland - BAJR Host - 9th November 2009 First watch this ![]() http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKAbIHFidSY Then read this... its brilliant! A fierce battle is being waged between an academic historian and a celebrated television presenter in a spat over the BBC?s bid to bring Scottish history to the masses. http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/battle-between-tv-history-man-and-academic-gets-personal-1.931212 and I will tell you this... I am backing Neil Oliver! Top Bloke! Devine derided Oliver, a former local newspaper reporter and press officer, as ?hapless? and speculated that he was hired for his looks rather than his academic expertise. However, Oliver dismissed Devine as a ?fool? with a narrow knowledge of Scottish history. He suggested that it was unwise for a ?plump old man? to comment critically on the personal appearances of others. Devine?s comments came as A History of Scotland returned to screens last night for the first of five episodes covering four centuries from the 1600s to the present. gettitrightupya! :face-smart: Handbags at dawn.. War is waged in Scotland - PeterM - 11th November 2009 Any "popular" programme has the potential to get a slagging off from the academics - but apparently Devine was invited to be part of the advisory panel and turned it down - if this is so then he isn't really in a position to comment. Handbags at dawn.. War is waged in Scotland - Jennie - 12th November 2009 There are some academics who get a bit possessive over their chosen subject. I haven't seen the programme so I can't comment really on it's content but I always support anything bringing history to the masses. Handbags at dawn.. War is waged in Scotland - diggingthedirt - 12th November 2009 amiable drudge Wrote:of course, neil oliver hasn't really been in anything decent since "brotherhood of the wolf"... I don't know - he was pretty good on the L'Oreal adverts. (Oooh! Back in the knife draw!) |