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References
- ↑ The BBC Story: 1950s, BBC, retrieved 23 December 2016.
- ↑ "Schedule - BBC Programme Index".
- 1 2 Andy Stewart – The White Heather Club. Retrieved 23 December 2016
- ↑ Iain MacFadyen at Box and Fiddle Archive
- ↑ A Dictionary of Scottish Phrase and Fable
- ↑ The Corries at All Celtic Music
- ↑ Jeremy Paxman: How can we trust TV?