From fossils and civil war, to Scotland's industrial past, there's lots more to explore on Open2.

OU on the BBC: The Things We Forgot To Remember - The Darien gap Copyrighted imageCredit: BBC

Michael Portillo unravels the financial crisis that ended in an Act Of Union, as part of the BBC/OU series 'The Things We Forgot to Remember'  Read more : OU on the BBC: The Things We Forgot To Remember - The Darien gap

The Breakdown - Scottish Origins of the Civil War Copyrighted imageCredit: Wark Clements

Charles' attempts to rule three kingdoms as one explains the Scottish Origins of the Civil War  Read more : The Breakdown - Scottish Origins of the Civil War

Postcards From The Past: Glasgow Copyrighted imageCredit: Used with permission

By comparing older and more recent photographs of Glasgow you can see for yourself how the area has changed and evolved over the years.  Read more : Postcards From The Past: Glasgow

OU on the BBC: Landscape Mysteries - Programme 5: The Tower People of Shetland Copyrighted imageCredit: Production team

Ancient towers in the Shetland Isles are the legacy of an ancient, pre Roman civilisation.  Read more : OU on the BBC: Landscape Mysteries - Programme 5: The Tower People of Shetland

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Find heritage centres in Scotland.  Read more : Heritage Centres - Scotland

History of Scotland in more depth:

OU on the BBC: History of Scotland - About the series Copyrighted imageCredit: BBC

Discover how we'll be decoding the secrets of the past. Find out more about the series  Read more : OU on the BBC: History of Scotland - About the series

A walk around... Scotland: Podcast series Featuring: Audio Copyrighted imageCredit: photos.com

Follow Neil Oliver as he explores Scotland's history - either listen in, or pull on your boots and do the walks for yourself.  Listen now: A walk around... Scotland: Podcast series

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Our free course extract is a great entry point into the modern culture of this historic language.  Read more : Discover more about Gaelic language and culture

Dumbarton Road, Partick, Glasgow: from tenements to riverside apartments Featuring: Activity Copyrighted imageCredit: Hilary Mooney

We look back at the social history shaped by a ten-fold rise in population from 5,000 in 1850 to over 55,000 by 1901, and forward...  Launch now: Dumbarton Road, Partick, Glasgow: from tenements to riverside apartments

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Find out more about Scotland's dramatic past, on the bbc.co.uk Scotland's History website.  Read more : Scotland's History on bbc.co.uk