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Scottish Tattoo History with Terry Manton

48 min • 29 april 2025

On this weeks episode of Beneath the Skin we're joined by the wonderful Terry Manton to talk about Scottish tattoo history and his work as a tattoo historian

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Production by Thomas O'Mahony

Artwork by Joe Painter (jcp_art)

Intro music by Dan McKenna

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