Made in Scotland showcases the best independent podcasts, audio pieces and sound art from across Scotland.

This episode features "The Strathaven Weaver", a dramatised documentary set in 19th-century Glasgow, written, recorded and produced by John Boyd.

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The Strathaven Weaver

The Strathaven Weaver is a dramatised documentary telling how James "Purlie" Wilson, a weaver from Strathaven and activist in the 19th-century Radical Movement, was entrapped by English spies, convicted of treason on contrived evidence, and executed on Glasgow Green in 1820.

Credits:

The Strathaven Weaver was written, recorded and produced by John Boyd (https://www.bytheway.scot/). The cast of professional actors includes: John McQuiston, David Monteath, David Sillars, Diane Brooks, Hazel Beattie and Ryan Donnelly.