Tales from Heriot's

In these series of tales, we will read extracts from the diary of a former school boy at Heriots, turned Soldier in the Royal Scots Regiment, who, once back from the War embarked upon a fruitful 37 year long career as an English teacher at George Heriot’s School.

In these diaries we hear stories from Charlie’s last year at school in 1915. He describes the feelings and emotions from his final June Day at Heriot's and the time before he went on to fight during the World War I.

In these series of tales, we will read extracts from the diary of a former school boy at Heriots, turned Soldier in the Royal Scots Regiment, who, once back from the War embarked upon a fruitful 37 year long career as an English teacher at George Heriot’s School.

In these diaries we hear stories from Charlie’s time at school between 1909 - 1912. He was a talented sportsman playing for both the cricket and rugby first teams and in his 6th year here was voted School Captain. He was a very well-liked pupil, colleague and teacher.

This episode recounts a very prominent time in the school’s history and explores when Serbian boys were gifted an education at Heriot’s in 1916. 

Allow Zack Hassan (2012) to take you on a journey back to the early 1900s as he recounts the experiences of two Serbian refugees - Djordje Osmanbegovitch and Slvetomir Marianovitch as they travelled to Edinburgh to start their education at Heriot’s.

Welcome to the 2nd series of the 𝘛𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘏𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘵'𝘴 podcast.

In this episode, Jac Pentland (Class of 1997 and current Herioter President) explores the trials and tribulations of World War I, recollecting real accounts from former pupils who fought in Gallipoli in 1915.

Jac recounts two letters written by former pupils who served at Gallipoli; Lieutenant Thomas Burt (13th Royal Scots) and Lieutenant Dods Munro (The Lovat Scouts) to give a feel for what life was like for these remarkable Herioters during such a testing time in our history.

In episode 4, former pupil William Ringham (2020) looks at what life was like for the boys in the 1800’s and how that compares to the co-ed school life of today’s pupils. William discusses the enduring celebrations and traditions of June Day, annual beer rations, sporting developments and Goldenacre and the siege of George Watson’s.

In this third instalment, former pupil William Ringham (2020) delves into the stories from the opening of the school up until the late 18th century. Find out about the early school uniform, treasonous dogs, schoolboy law and intrepid pioneers of flight.

In the second podcast, we explore the earliest years of George Heriot’s School from its founding in 1628 to its opening in 1659. Former pupil William Ringham (2020) explores the construction of the school, looks to solve the mystery of its architect, brings to light the occupation of the school by Oliver Cromwell and explores the spookier stories from Heriot’s.

In this first instalment of the podcast series, former pupil William Ringham (2020) journeys to the very beginning of the Heriot’s story. Listen as he explores the life of the Founder George Heriot, learning how he came to prominence and, ultimately, created a legacy to found the school we all know today.