Is the Leven going to get us down, or will we distract ourselves with the not-so-great library of Alexandria? The first half of the final season winds up in Dunbartonshire.

Series 12 Episode 4 - ERSKINE (# 993 Visited 24/08/2025)
Renfrewshire, Scotland : Population 15,510 (Rank # 658)

The one where we pay tribute to the late Anne Gregg, for no obvious reason.

MUSIC
Heartsong - Gordon Giltrap
Get On Up - James Brown
The Last Farewell - Roger Whittaker
Durham Town (The Leavin') - Roger Whittaker

THANKS

Anne Gregg (1940-2006)
BBC Holiday 89 (Episode 11 - 16/03/1989)
The staff of Spar, Erskine
The Buildings of Scotland (Lanarkshire & Renfrewshire) - Pevsner, N. et al

Visit the UK's 1,000 largest settlements with Alexander Rennie. For full details of both challenge and podcast, see https://forgottentowns.org

Series 12 Episode 3 - JOHNSTONE (# 992 Visited 23/08/2025)
Renfrewshire, Scotland : Population 16,090 (Rank # 639)

What local lad Gordon Ramsay might've made of my black pudding supper is anyone's guess and, as he'd probably have peppered Callum's karaoke with profanity, it's just as well we didn't invite him.

MUSIC
Heartsong - Gordon Giltrap
Smalltown Boy - S3 Klassiker (orig. Bronski Beat)
I Am A Cider Drinker - The Wurzels (orig.)
Forever In Blue Jeans - Neil Diamond (orig.)
Some Girls - Racey (orig.)This Town - The Go-Go's
The Last Farewell - Roger Whittaker
Durham Town (The Leavin') - Roger Whittaker

THANKS
The staff of Sandro's, Johnstone
The staff and patrons of Callum's Bar & Kitchen, Johnstone
The Buildings of Scotland (Lanarkshire & Renfrewshire) - Pevsner, N. et al

Visit the UK's 1,000 largest settlements with Alexander Rennie. For full details of both challenge and podcast, see https://forgottentowns.org