Series 12 Episode 10 - GOUROCK (# 999 Visited 25/08/2025)

Renfrewshire, Scotland : Population 10,350 (Rank # 909)

An emergency episode of '999' heralds the 999th town on our list.

MUSIC

999 BBC1 Theme Tune - Roger Bolton

I Can See For Miles - The Who

THANKS

Michael Buerk

The staff of Cleats Bar, Gourock

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 9 - GREENOCK (# 998 Visited 25/08/2025)

Renfrewshire, Scotland : Population 42,680 (Rank # 249)

Our antepenultimate excursion takes us 'doon the watter' to Sugaropolis.

MUSIC

Music Box Dancer - Frank Mills

This Town - The Go-Go's

The Last Farewell - Roger Whittaker

Durham Town (The Leavin') - Roger Whittaker

THANKS

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 8 - PORT GLASGOW (# 997 Visited 25/08/2025)

Renfrewshire, Scotland : Population 14,620 (Rank # 697)

Get yourself filled in on Port Glasgow's shipbuilding as we go diving for pearls of wisdom.

MUSIC

Music Box Dancer - Frank Mills

Shipbuilding - Robert Wyatt

THANKS

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