Inspired by Scotland’s tumultuous history of ‘treachery, betrayal and murder’, Outlander has fired unprecedented global interest in Highland dress, Scottish history and Gaelic culture. Outlander and Scotland offers a fascinating and sometimes surprising range of insights. Informed voices from the worldwide Outlander community discuss the storytelling, the characters, the real histories behind the fiction and the questions of gender and power it raises.
GILLEBRÌDE MACMILLAN is from Milton in South Uist. Gaelic is his first language and Gaelic songs and traditions were always an important part of family life. He was the Gaelic language teacher on Outlander.