Neil Oliver at the Edinburgh International Book Festival

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4 жыл бұрын

With Britain considering its future, who better to turn to for historical perspective than Neil Oliver. His latest book is part history lesson, part travel guide and part love letter to the British Isles. From ancient woodlands to blood-soaked battlefields, prehistoric coastlines to the Millennium Dome, the engaging historian, archaeologist and broadcaster explores the nation’s fascinating, turbulent past in this event filmed live at the 2019 Edinburgh International Book Festival.

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@malcolmbond3596 2 жыл бұрын

In all of my 80 plus years I have seen a lot and modestly gained a lot of knowledge, but everything that I assume to know just pales into insignifiance when I listen to Neil Oliver relate his stories, you can forget about the leaders throughot the world, if there is one person I would wish to sit down with and have a conversation it would be Neil, this man has my utmost respect.

@kristinvollset 10 ай бұрын

agreed!!

@thehealthjunkie8996 2 жыл бұрын

I could listen to Neil for ages..Such a voice and descriptive stories.

@knickertwistcopperby6066 4 жыл бұрын

Neil is superb! He has been a guest on the Independent Republic of Mike Graham on Talk Radio EVERY WEDNESDAY. This was in response to a Twatter pile-on from the woke mob. Neil is an original. We need him now more than ever!

@GT380man 2 жыл бұрын

He’s got his own show on GB News, now (May 2022). His opening monologues have become internationally famous.

@barbarossa1983 2 жыл бұрын

What a great interview,people allowed to express their views without being interrupted,many thanks

@annrenee3265 Жыл бұрын

Neil's precise use of language, gorgeous rich accent imagination and enthusiasm bring everything he describes to life in the most vivacious way. Brilliant, we of the British Isles love you too Neil.

@richardjones2527 3 жыл бұрын

I’m glad Neil decided to give the very unfashionable but truthful view on slavery.

@terrilleed8196 3 жыл бұрын

Love hearing him speak. His enthusiasm is contagious😁❤

@marjoriegarner5369 2 жыл бұрын

yes. his videos are wonderful. This video is hard to hear.

@GT380man 2 жыл бұрын

Funny, I didn’t know. Neil & I both qualified in 1988. I did a longer training & I was also a mature student. So I think I’m perhaps 6-7 years older? (62) I’ve admired the man on the Telly as long as he’s done that. Probably 25+ years? And hugely of late. He’s one of a very small number of people who are both awake and courageous. Not to mention articulate.

@proudpict2057 2 жыл бұрын

My great great uncle died at Festubert. Thomas Gardener on the 15th of May 1915 From the Scottish Borders town of Innerleithen. Over the top after a in your face trench fight. The order was given to attach bayonets and charge. Brave and frightened and tough as hell!

@dunkirk1581 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely brilliant, his love, his passion and knowledge is just amazing. Thank you

@shawnbruce6934 2 жыл бұрын

I Love Neil! My Name is Bruce. Much respect For This Scotsman!

@dickiedogs727 2 жыл бұрын

Thought provoking,.uplifting and..with a big grin factor immersed in passion..reminds me of my dad..who only told me of a story on the Atlantic convoys.a brief line can paint from the pallet of life a picture to behold and treasure .well done. Your kids must listen in awe.thank you !

@bladehoner3185 4 жыл бұрын

I could listen to Neil forever...his love for the isle's comes through strong in his talks!💚

@susannamarker2582 3 жыл бұрын

Loved his TV history of Scotland. Great stuff. He has such a compelling voice. You have to listen.

@dnhy7951 2 жыл бұрын

Compelling voice me eye.Jesus, he is so INTENSE!!!! Cannot listen to him.He is a very strong contender for World's Most Annoying Broadcaster Evah.He would be a threat to that Quest bloke who bangs on about business on CNN.

@GT380man 2 жыл бұрын

@@dnhy7951 I’m glad there is the difference between us. I find him compelling.

@TheJoan48 2 жыл бұрын

@@dnhy7951 I'm not really sure why you felt compelled to comment here if you dislike Neil so intensely. Personally, I can't understand how it's even possible to dislike such an articulate open hearted man who has the best interests of this planet at heart. It would have been better if you kept negativity out of this very hopeful and educational space. Not trying to be insulting but your comment was brutal.

@marjoriegarner5369 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheJoan48 beautifully said. The brutal commenter is jealous. "Methinks he protests too much."

@eliwahuhi 3 жыл бұрын

He gets it. The TOUCHING. History you can feel.

@tchai91 3 жыл бұрын

Neil’s comment about turning the map by 90 degrees to see how central and important The Orkneys used to be was fascinating. It just shows you how we are so easily brainwashed into believing a certain singular non-evolving truth about matters. I once saw an inverted map of Europe and it suddenly gave me a totally different sense of distance and proximity.

@tommygun5218 2 жыл бұрын

Neil is a living legend in a Scotland where nationalism is tearing the country apart

@OKWFRAN 2 жыл бұрын

AMAZING MAN N.O with long Term UNDERSTANDING ON REALITIES...

@CarolPrice4p 2 жыл бұрын

Neil Oliver is such a talented, fascinating (hi)story teller.

@rabharris2482 2 жыл бұрын

Hes a story teller for sure he talks shite

@mikesheridan5218 3 жыл бұрын

I was born in Aberdeen, lived in Glasgow, Lancs, Northumberland, Suffolk, Yorkshire, Surrey, Norfolk and London. Spent last Summer in Cornwall. I also love the British Isles! I notice that people who haven’t travelled our beautiful Isles enough prefer for some reason to highlight difference not what unites. It could be fear and prejudice causing this. Love Neil, his books and programs.

@susannamarker2582 3 жыл бұрын

Exactly.

@GT380man 2 жыл бұрын

The more places you visit, live & work in, the more we learn that people are more similar across the planet & more different from our neighbours than we could ever expect.

@flipjin 4 жыл бұрын

Neil Oliver is like a smooth Scottish whiskey poured into my ears. I am going to play this as I go to sleep, it is like a natural history lullaby for the insomniac.

@knickertwistcopperby6066 4 жыл бұрын

@Jayson Mallari So true!

@GT380man 2 жыл бұрын

If you’re pouring it into your ears, wrong orifice!

@ketherwhale6126 2 жыл бұрын

They found old Portuguese Explorer maps of Ancient Northern Africa recently and it had lakes tributaries and rivers and was quite lush ! These were approx 15 th century. So like Neil I believe the Sahara desert ( and any desert actually) was submerged by a great long lasting flood. After receding- desert for miles & miles! Thanks Neil. I’ve always understood the Sphinx was submerged and the water marks evidentiary of water as deep as lakes.

@HarryWolf Жыл бұрын

You may be aware of the Younger Dryas Impact Theory, that the last Ice Age was ended around 13,000 years ago by multiple impacts from a comet that hit the Northern ice sheets, mainly in North America. At that time the Sahara was lush grassland, forest, lakes and rivers but slowly desertification took over. If, as I suspect, the Giza Plateau is far older than conventional history suggests, then the Pyramids and Sphinx lay amongst verdant grasslands.

@Mill798 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic ..... love listening to Neil Oliver so much knowledge ❤️

@oz0912 4 жыл бұрын

Wish the sound was better on this talk

@elizabethtaylor8416 2 жыл бұрын

God bless you Neill

@ancupola1994 2 жыл бұрын

Neil is artocu;ate and passionate and so clearly intelligent.

@winstonsmith9740 3 жыл бұрын

Unbelievable talk, lost on 90% of todays folk.

@elforeigner3260 Жыл бұрын

Neil is my Man 🤟🏻🤟🏻🤟🏻

@234cheech 2 жыл бұрын

I DONT THINK MANY IN THAT ROOM HAVE BEEN TO IONA

@susannamarker2582 3 жыл бұрын

He reminds me of the singer from Wet Wet Wet.

@guttormurthorfinnsson8758 3 жыл бұрын

ooooo good tv

@GT380man 2 жыл бұрын

Crikey. This was recorded BC: before COVID. It’s incredibly sad. We’ll never be there again.

@malcolmbond3596 2 жыл бұрын

throughout

@springtime8029 2 жыл бұрын

Niel mentioned in auckney islands 300 cattle killed 5000 years ago. In another 5000 years from 2001 I wonder what will be made of the 4 million cattle were slaughtered and burnt because of foot and mouth, BSE?

@GT380man 2 жыл бұрын

They’ll hopefully realise it was a combined fraud with covid19 which led to The End of Days. Had a demon called Fer-gas’s-on in common.

@ZXspectrum.. 3 жыл бұрын

Just for men jet black

@man-ty3jf 3 жыл бұрын

He is not a historian

@GT380man 2 жыл бұрын

Indeed. He specifically disavows being a historian. I think he’s a cross between an archeologist & a preacher.

@TheJoan48 2 жыл бұрын

@@GT380man Whatever Neil identifies as, we need men like him on this planet speaking truth to us. Lots of things and millions of people have gone before us and bascially left this planet intact. We're the ones changing it. We need leaders to lead us back to living in communication with nature like our forebears did.