Scotland on Film - Series 4 - Borders and South West

A focus on Scottish life over the last century, with personal accounts and rare film footage. Border folk remember the time when their land was famed for textile production and the skyline of every Border town was a sea of mill chimneys. From eloping couples to wartime evacuees, the Borders have always been regarded as a place to pass through, but its people are fiercely proud of their history and commemorate it every year with a succession of colourful festivals known as the Common Ridings.