Thu, May 18, 1989
The first episode deals with the journey from Scotland to the North of Ireland to take part in the great plantation of Ulster by which James 1st hoped to solve the Irish problem.
Thu, May 25, 1989
Pioneers set up the early Scots-Irish settlements in America and became the protectors of the frontier against Native American attack. During the Revolution, the Scots-Irish avenged old wrongs they had suffered at English hands in Ireland.
Thu, Jun 1, 1989
The Scots-Irish faced challenges in the Rockies but also contributed to American history - the political legacy from Andrew Jackson to Woodrow Wilson, their involvement in the Civil War, and in music and storytelling.
Thu, Jun 8, 1989
The programme suggests that American ideas of liberty were behind the Irish Nationalist movement in the 18th Century, in which the Ulster Presbyterians played a major role.