Hi all As its been rather quiet I have been catching up on a few things I have been meaning to get around to but never seemed to have the time (until now) One of them is a series of Podcasts by the National Archives (the one in London) There are loads of subjects from things as diverse as How to Fight a Duel , to Charles DARWIN to UFO's They can be listened to there and then or download and listen on an mp3 player http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/podcas One I found interesting and topical for this list Inheritance in Scotland - testaments and retours Published date: Fri, 13 May 2011 00:12:00 GMT Scottish testaments, loosely called 'wills', can be disappointing for genealogists because they often contain very few names, and no details of land and property. This is a consequence of the Scottish system of inheritance up to 1868. However, such details are often discovered in retours of services of heirs (usually in Latin), sasines, and in trust dispositions and settlements. In this talk, Dr Bruce Durie conducts a guided tour around these document classes, with 'live' online searches. Dr Bruce Durie is Course Director, Genealogical Studies, at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, where he founded and runs the Postgraduate Certificate, Diploma and Masters programme in Genealogical Studies. He is the author of a number of books, including Scottish Genealogy. And Tracing Scottish ancestors Published date: Fri, 06 Mar 2009 15:00:00 GMT Holding records for Scotland from the union in 1707, The National Archives holds documents on many of our Scottish ancestors. Find out how to go about discovering them in this talk by Audrey Collins. So if you have a minute you may like to have a listen whilst searching for great Aunt Agatha <g> Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) I do not think there is a restriction on listening from overseas but perhaps someone can confirm that