The Heroic Pretender for The Young Pretender

Cover photo, by Hew Morrison, Getty Images, BBC – “A digital facial depiction of Bonnie Prince Charlie created using a death mask made of the prince after he died in 1788 aged 67.” (To read more about Hew Morrison’s fascinating work, including a digital depiction of Ava, a woman who died in the Scottish Highlands more […]

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Tour of the Big House, by the Big Man, Himself!

Starz published this bit of BTS yesterday – it’s fab, enjoy! Have a lovely weekend xo Subscribe to receive an email each time I post a new piece: Subscribe Become an Outlanderbts.com Patron: Patron Subscribe to my Youtube Channel: Outlander BTS Join my Facebook group: Outlanderbts.com Follow me on Twitter: @Courtilini14 Follow me on Instagram: Outlander_BTS 

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275th Anniversary of the Battle of Culloden

Photo: My first trip to Scotland, Culloden Moor, November, 2014 Today marks the 275th anniversary of the Battle of Culloden, which happened on April 16, 1746, and as most of us know, effectively ended the Highland culture and way of life in Scotland. I did a piece on this back on the 272nd anniversary, which […]

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Happy St. Andrew’s Day!

Today is St. Andrew’s Day in Scotland. In honor of the day, I found this video of two very Scottish Scots, answering questions about Scottish language and culture. In case you don’t already know who these fine blokes are – on the viewer’s left is Àdhamh ÓBroin, Gaelic consultant for Outlander, who translates the scripts […]

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Season 5 Wraps Today… Congrats Cast and Crew – Photos

Cover Photo: Duncan Lacroix, Instagram Many congratulations to the hardworking cast and crew of our favorite tv show! Thank you so much for all of the energy, love, hours, sweat, and tears you ALL put into this production. I did a What’s New yesterday, reporting that filming wraps today. We also had Sam’s Twitter Q&A, […]

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Sam, With Glimpses of Day 1 of Filming, Season 5

Sam is back in Jamie mode as of today, and gives us a glimpse into a day in his life. Here are some shots of Sam’s first day of filming for Season 5. Wahooooo!  First, coffee… I think late start means they didn’t have to start at the usual very early time. Usually Sam gets […]

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World Outlander Day Is Even Better Than A Pair Of Ripe Melons!

Happy World Outlander Day everyone! In honor of the day, we heard from Diana, Herself, who posted some enticing daily lines from Book 9: Go Tell The Bees That I Am Gone… #DailyLines #Happy #WorldOutlanderDay ! #BookNine #GoTELLTheBEESThatIAmGONE #comingalongnicely #thankyou #WhatsYourFavoriteLineFromOutlander ? #OrAnyOfTheOutlanderBooksforthatmatter ? Jamie read the letter through twice, his lips tightening at the […]

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Looking Back… Diana Tours Cumbernauld Studio

Photo: Starz: Production Designer Jon Gary Steele shows Diana models for the Season 1 sets, as Ron looks on. It’s crazy to look back to the beginning, or the relative beginning. In this video, Ron and Maril give Diana her first tour of the studio in Cumbernauld. Since this time, the space and the operation […]

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