Synopsis
Kirsty Wark explores the 2008 financial crash and the aftermath that saw Scotland try to recover and rebuild, all while questioning its place in the world.
- Programme: The Years That Changed Modern Scotland
- Episode: 04
- Channel: BBC Scotland
- Broadcast year: 2021
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