You can listen to the walks here. Or, better still, you can download them and take them with you on your mp3 player. Edited versions of these walks have also been broadcast on BBC Radio Scotland.
This series is now complete, so why not download the entire set? It’s easy, convenient and free.
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A walk around... Glasgow
Listen now to access more details of A walk around... GlasgowA roaring trade with the Americans and Europeans helped transform Glasgow from a nondescript, small town into a thriving metropolis with huge and expensive buildings. Find out how the Tobacco Lords changed the face of the city with Neil Oliver and guests.
Level: 1 Introductory
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A walk around... Edinburgh
Listen now to access more details of A walk around... EdinburghMary Queen of Scots left a trail of riots, affairs and murders in her wake - join Neil Oliver to follow that trail.
Level: 1 Introductory
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David Padgett - 7 April 2014 11:14pm
I'd really like to download this podcast series for an upcoming trip to Scotland, but I'm unsure as to how to download (as opposed to stream) the podcast. Any help?
John Hackler - 2 July 2014 3:46pm
Using Firefox
Click to the page where you can see the audio player
On the far right of the player there is a tiny box with a + Click that to "Pop out player"
That will open the player in a new window
Right Click in the field of the player
You should see a box with "View Page Info" as a choice.
Left Click that choice
Continue by selecting "Media" from the four choices at the top.
You should see the audio file(mp3 file) listed along with images files from the page.
Select the audio file and use the "Save as" button to download the audio file.
Hope that helps