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Alistair Moffat and James F. Wilson

Alistair Moffat and James F. Wilson

Alistair Moffat was born and bred in the Scottish Borders. A former Director of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and Director of Programmes at Scottish Television, he now runs the burgeoning Borders Book Festival as well as a production company based near Selkirk. He has written several books published by Birlinn.

Dr James F. Wilson is a population geneticist. His DPhil is from the University of Oxford where his initial studies with Professor David Goldstein led to the identification of the first genetic signatures of Norse Viking ancestry in the British Isles. This led to the BBC series ‘Blood of the Vikings’, which traced the legacy of the Vikings in the British Isles through a genetics survey. A keen genealogist, Jim is a native of Orkney but also has roots in Shetland.

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Scots, The: A Genetic Journey

Scots, The: A Genetic Journey


ISBN: 9781780270326
Category: History
Author: Alistair Moffat and James F. Wilson
Publication Date: February 2012
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Price: £9.99
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Synopsis:

'A fascinating picture' - James Naughtie, Today Programme BBC Radio 4

'The fusion of science and the physical history – like an abandoned croft – allows people to trace their Scots ancestry with precision.’ - Sunday Herald

A remarkable new piece of research that vividly uncovers Scotland's DNA Map. Since the openening of the Scottish Parliament there has been a revitalised interest in Scottish history and national identity. New technology and the mushrooming of genetic studies is spectacularly furthering our knowledge of who we are.


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Scots, The: A Genetic Journey

Scots, The: A Genetic Journey


ISBN: 9781841589411
Category: History
Author: Alistair Moffat and James F. Wilson
Publication Date: March 2011
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Price: £16.99
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Synopsis:

'A fascinating picture.' - James Naughtie, Today Programme BBC Radio 4

'The fusion of science and the physical history – like an abandoned croft – allows people to trace their Scots ancestry with precision.’ - Sunday Herald 

History has always mattered to Scots, and rarely more so than now at the outset of a new century, with a new census appearing in 2011 and after more than ten years of a new parliament. An almost limitless archive of our history lies hidden inside our bodies and we carry the ancient story of Scotland around with us.


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