Scotland has a parliament once more. Three hundred years ago, political union was forced on a bankrupt nation. Half of Scotland's wealth, and thousands of lives, had been lost in a disastrous venture which attempted to set up a Scottish trading colony in Panama on the Isthmus of Darien. This tragic story is brought to life as a moving drama for the dawn of devolution.
First broadcast on BBC Radio Four on 7th May
1999.
Duration: 45 minutes
Starring Iain Cuthbertson, Siobhan Redmond, Peter Woodthorpe & James Bryce
Written by Julia Keay
Music by Anthony Phillips
Produced by Keith Halden
This production featured a specially re-mixed version of "Night Song" from Dragonfly Dreams, together with a couple of tracks from Sail The World and some of Ant's regular Library Music.
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