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Title: SCOTCH MYTHS EXHIBITION

Reference number: T2323

Date: 1981

Production company: [ Scottish Television]

Sound: sound

Colour: col

Fiction: non-fiction

Running time: 12.07 mins

Description: STV arts piece looking at an exhibition in St. Andrews... 'Scotch Myths' examines the 'Brigadoon' stereotypical Scottish image and Scotland's dislocated culture.

Original label - 'TX Print 20-2-81'. Incomplete film not finally edited.

See also ref. 6382

The Scotch Myths Archive was purchased by the National Museums of Scotland, Scottish Life Archive from the collection of material amassed by Murray and Barbara Grigor. Their collection was used in the acclaimed Scotch Myths: An Exploration of Scotchness, staged in Edinburgh and St Andrews in 1981. The aim of the Exhibition was to show how images of Scotland were used in a variety of media and how their use affected the way Scotland was viewed at home and abroad. They were particularly interested in how the homespun, tartan view that many people have of Scotland came into being and how it was and still is being fostered today. [Information on SCRAN website. See also NMS and SCRAN for examples from this Archive]

Shotlist: c/u loom in operation, elderly lady (0.14) b&w stills Harry Lauder (0.26) portrait, tartan, display cabinet (0.36) blank (0.38) ruins of cathedral, pan around graveyard (1.03) ext., street in St. Andrew, presenter walking towards camera talking, camera pans in on poster for 'A Bonnie Hieland Laddie Scotch Myths' (1.45) int., Murray Grigor pretends to play piano before talking about Scotch Myths, different 'Scottish' images projected on wall in background (2.36) illustration of elderly man, various illustrations being projected onto wall (3.29) int., Murray Grigor talking (4.55) examples of stereotypical Scottish packaging aimed at ex-pats shortbread, tobacco, oatcakes etc (5.29) int., Murray Grigor talking (5.52) more examples stereotypical Scottish postcards (6.05) Murray Grigor and presenter walking through exhibition, c/u some examples of postcards. Gvs exhibits on display (8.22) Murray Grigor talking about whisky (9.01) c/u whisky adverts (9.25) Scottish products on conveyor belt (9.39) int., Murray Grigor talking (11.13) presenter opens tartan Scottish knickers in a can and looks at Scottish souvenirs, Edinburgh rock etc before pretending to play piano that is really a waterfall (12.07)