Local History from BBC Scotland [25min]

Puzzled by the past and don't know who to ask? Let Mark Stephen help! For the first programme in the new series of "Past Lives", listen in to hear Mark reporting from Fort William, and the banks of the Caledonian Canal. Ron Cameron is a local historian who told "Past Lives" how the canal came to be built as a job creation scheme for people cleared from the Highlands. He also pointed out how much of the workmanship is not of a very high standard, as shown by the huge leak.