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Retracing Daniel Defoe's 18th Century journey, John Pickford reaches Scotland and Edinburgh - described by Defoe as "a subject of scorn and reproach...whose people delighted in stench and nastiness."

So, what would Defoe think about the return of self-government?

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Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ World Service Archive

This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project

Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ World Service Archive

This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project