Bonus: Interview with Diana Gabaldon

Stories of Scotland

Annie and Jenny

History, Places & Travel, Society & Culture

4.8 • 728 Ratings

🗓️ 22 November 2021

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Do you want to know the secrets of the bees? So do we! In this bonus episode, Jenny and Annie speak to author Diana Gabaldon known for her bestselling Outlander series of novels. We are celebrating the highly-anticipated release of Go Tell the Bees That I am Gone on November 23rd 2021. Diana discusses her interest and research into Scottish heritage, culture, and folklore. This episode is sponsored by Scotland Shop. If you are tempted to check out some of Scotland Shop’s beautiful tartan garments and fabrics, please follow this link to Scotland Shop. https://hubs.ly/H0-0fjl0You can support Stories of Scotland on Patreon! www.patreon.com/storiesofscotlandReferences:Bygone Bee-Keeping, Alloa Advertiser - Saturday 05 December 1874.Edith Sellers, Superstition without rhyme or reason, The Queen (London Newspaper), September 1899.Old Bridal Customs, Dundee Courier, January 1950.Serving Bees at a Funeral, Drogheda Journal, or Meath & Louth Advertiser, September 1826.William Sharp, The winged destiny: studies in the spiritual history of the Gael, 1910. Get bonus content on Patreon

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to Stories of Scotland, a podcast celebrating Scottish heritage, culture and folklore.
0:18.0	I'm Jenny.
0:19.5	And I'm Annie. And today we have another marvellous bonus episode for you
0:24.9	that we are absolutely thrilled to be releasing. Two in a week, Annie. Two in a week. This is
0:30.6	unheard of. Two bonuses as well. So again, this episode is a little bit different from our usual format. As we are speaking to the
0:41.9	incredible internationally best-selling author Diana Gabaldone, Outlander is famous as an epic,
0:51.5	time-travelling tale of loyalty and unbreakable love.
0:56.7	And six packs and kiltz, as some of you may know Outlander from the TV adaption
1:02.2	starring Sam Hewin and Katrina Balf.
1:05.4	Both the novels and show have had a massive influence on the Scottish tourism sector,
1:10.5	with the Outlander effect,
1:12.8	igniting interest in Scottish heritage around the world.
1:16.9	It's 30 years since the first Outlander was published.
1:21.4	And the ninth book in the series, Go Tell the Bees That I Am am gone is being released tomorrow.
1:28.5	Tomorrow!
1:29.3	Before we kick into the interview and meet Diana,
1:32.7	can I share a wee bit of bee folklore with you, Jenny?
1:37.0	I mean, you're asking, but I'm fairly sure there's no way I can stop you right now, Annie.
1:41.2	So go ahead.
1:43.3	So the title, Go Tell the Bees that I Am Gone,
1:46.9	refers to traditional European folklore about keeping bees. Now, I love, love, love bees,
1:54.3	our little pollinating companions. And I am so excited that Diana chose bee mythology for the title.
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