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Digging Up Your Roots - Series 3

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BBC Radio Scotland's genealogy programme, packed with advice and stories. Presented by Claire White

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Digging Up Your Roots - Series 3 - Episode 1

Claire White looks at how centuries of migration have affected Scotland and asks how to start tracing our families overseas.

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Digging Up Your Roots - Series 3 - Episode 2

How our ancestors worked can show us how they lived. Claire White hears fascinating family tales which shed light on societies long gone.

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Digging Up Your Roots - Series 3 - Episode 3

Scotland's maritime heritage comes alive in the tales of families whose lives it has shaped. Claire White hears stories of trawling, treason and trading on the high seas.

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Digging Up Your Roots - Series 3 - Episode 4

Claire White hears stories of the Scots at war in tales of courage, cunning and endurance, and finds that Scotland's military heritage provides rich pickings for the genealogist.

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Digging Up Your Roots - Series 3 - Episode 5

Where do surnames come from and what do they mean to the genealogist? Claire White investigates with genealogist Bruce Durie on hand to offer advice.

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Digging Up Your Roots - Series 3 - Episode 6

From witches to bigamists, Claire White and Bruce Durie examine the skeletons in our family closets and ask how our ancestors' crimes were punished in days of old.

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Digging Up Your Roots - Series 3 - Episode 7

Love and marriage is the theme of this Valentine's edition. Claire White and Bruce Durie examine the interplay between affairs of the heart and genealogical research.

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Digging Up Your Roots - Series 3 - Episode 8

Claire White and Bruce Durie offer advise on dealing with all manner of genealogical dead ends.

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