1707: In the Footsteps of Defoe 4/4
Radio 4 - 5th April 2007
Sarfraz Manzoor retraces the footsteps of author Daniel Defoe, a prominent supporter of the Act of Union, in southern Scotland in the 1720s.
The ancient town was the site of many battles in the wars of independence between England and Scotland. But what remains of those former scars today and how do Scottish people view their identity?