1707: In the Footsteps of Defoe 1/4
Radio 4 - 2nd 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.
Prestonpans, Port Seaton and Cockenzie, once major industrial centres, are now largely a commuter belt for an expanding capital.