1707: In the Footsteps of Defoe 3/4
Radio 4 - 4th 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 Act of Union brought new trade markets and an industrial boom, but these declined in the 20th century. Glasgow faced the problem of reinventing itself once more while retaining its identity.