For this episode I went through to Glasgow to speak to Heather Christie and Brian Tyrell, two of the academics and creatives behind the Carved in Stone Pictish Role Playing Book and Game, which was commissioned by the Scottish Society of Antiquaries in partnership with Glasgow University and comes our in November 2025. Through the multiple peer reviews and years of research they have taken the book through over the last few years, Brian and Heather had a great deal of insight into what everyday life was like for a Pict. What I wanted to talk to them most about was trade, a staple of any game and certainly an important part of Pictish Society.I also spoke again to Prof Gordon Noble, to talk about the Pictish trade economy revealed through archaeology.And I also had the absolute pleasure of speaking with Leather Craft expert, Hamish Lamley, who is also known for his knowledge about coracles, Pictish boats.If you have a chance to watch the video version of this episode on YouTube, you'll get to see a Roman cat toy among other things!

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