Less a walking tour and more a stand around under the trees of Saint Andrew Square, but none the worse for that. Comedian and amateur historian Morrison gave a bit of background on Edinburgh's Old Town before launching into tales of the new Town and why it came into being. Largely because of shit according to this version....
She used a tablet, and some old books, to illustrate her points, covering the seedier side of life. If you ever wanted to know the finer points of our eighteenth century prostitutes then this was just what you were after.
Always hilarious, often informative, motormouth Susan crammed more into an hour than most historians would manage in a term's worth of lectures. History was never so entertaining.
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