The Library of Mistakes
EP 36: The Strange Tale of Gregor MacGregor (with Liam Rees) Shelf Life #2
57 min•31 mars 2025
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Leila Johnston and Fraser Allen are back to take you behind the scenes at the Library of Mistakes. And in this packed episode we...
•Hear from theatre director and actor Liam Rees about his show The Land That Never Was. It's based on the adventures of 19th century Scottish conman Gregor MacGregor, who sold bonds on behalf of a South American country that was a figment of his imagination!
•Explore what happened at the Weekend of Mistakes in Hay-on-Wye (including clips from speakers).
•Chat to the team behind Leavers' Money Skills, helping Scottish school-leavers to cope with the life of finance ahead of them.
•And our Librarian Helen Williams discusses our books on Russia, Putin and Trump!
If you have any feedback, ideas or can name the song briefly alluded to at the end of this episode (and the band that originally sung it) – you could win a Library of Mistakes mug! – simply email [email protected] or [email protected]
Produced by Fraser Allen and Leila Johnston.
•Hear from theatre director and actor Liam Rees about his show The Land That Never Was. It's based on the adventures of 19th century Scottish conman Gregor MacGregor, who sold bonds on behalf of a South American country that was a figment of his imagination!
•Explore what happened at the Weekend of Mistakes in Hay-on-Wye (including clips from speakers).
•Chat to the team behind Leavers' Money Skills, helping Scottish school-leavers to cope with the life of finance ahead of them.
•And our Librarian Helen Williams discusses our books on Russia, Putin and Trump!
If you have any feedback, ideas or can name the song briefly alluded to at the end of this episode (and the band that originally sung it) – you could win a Library of Mistakes mug! – simply email [email protected] or [email protected]
Produced by Fraser Allen and Leila Johnston.
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