Ray’s History Radio & TV Picks. No.24. 17 July 2015.

Walking Through History: Victoria and Albert’s Highland Fling
Channel 4: Sat 18 July 2015, 19.00 – 20.00. Rpt of Series 3 (2014).
Starting out at Pitlochry – gateway to the Cairngorms National Park, Tony Robinson takes a mountainous hike to the Queen’s residence at Balmoral. Details & walking guide / map:
http://www.channel4.com/programmes/walking-through-history/articles/all/victoria-alberts-highland-fling

The Stuarts: 4 /4. Charlotte Stuart: The Last Stuart
BBC Radio 4: Sat 18 July 2015, 21.00 – 22.00.
Mike Walker’s epic chronicle of the Stuart dynasty concludes with Charlotte Stuart, the illegitimate daughter of Bonnie Prince Charlie. Was she as ruthlessly driven as her Stuart predecessors? Or was she the final tragic victim of the Stuart curse? http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b061pqlf

London’s Lost Graveyard: Crossrail Discovery
Channel 4: Sun 19 July 2015, 2000 – 21.00.
Recounting the discovery of a burial ground in central London, and how detailed bone analysis and unprecedented research into Parish records is now beginning to shed light on the find.
http://www.channel4.com/programmes/londons-lost-graveyard-crossrail-discovery

Cake Bakers and Trouble Makers: Lucy Worsley’s 100 Years of the WI.
BBC2: Mon 20 July 2015, 21.00 – 22.00.
n celebration of the WI’s centenary, Lucy Worsley goes beyond the stereotypes of jam and Jerusalem to reveal the surprisingly radical side of this Great British Institution. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b063f2m0

Making History.
BBC Radio 4: Tue 21 July 2015, 15.00 – 15.30.
Tom Holland is joined by Andrea Wulf and Dr Paul Warde for an environmental issue; John Muir, the history of sustainability and Alexander von Humboldt. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b062kfmj

Black Sails.
History: Tue 21 July 2015, 22.00 – 23.00. Episode 2.
Drama set in 1715. The Golden Age of Piracy in the Caribbean is at its apex. The former British colony of New Providence Island is now lawless territory, controlled by a few dozen of the most notorious pirate captains in history. In this episode Captain Flint unmasks a thief in his crew. http://blacksails.tv/
http://blacksails.tv/9-reasons-watch-black-sails-history

Britain’s Forgotten Slave Owners
BBC2: Wed 22 July 2015, 21.00 – 22.00. 2/2: The Price of Freedom
Historian David Olusoga continues his examination of Britain’s forgotten slave owners. In this episode, David explores how in 1834 the government arrived at the extraordinary decision to compensate the slave owners with the equivalent of £17 billion in today’s money. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b063jzdw

Queen Victoria’s Letters: a Monarch Unveiled.
BBC4: Thu 23 July 2015, 21.00 – 22.00. 2 /2 (Rpt of 2015 broadcast)
AN Wilson discovers the real story behind the woman who supposedly spent the last half of her life in hiding, mourning the loss of her beloved Prince Albert.http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04pl2mn