Trumped

BBC Radio Scotland

Despite high-profile protests from locals, planners and environmentalists, Donald Trump's controversial golf development in Aberdeenshire was greenlit with shocking consequences.

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Episode 8 - Epilogue

Episode 8 - Epilogue

For the last word on this story Anthony visits those still living next to Trump’s course.

Episodes

Episode 8 - Epilogue

Episode 8 - Epilogue

For the last word on this story Anthony visits those still living next to Trump’s course.

Episode 7 - A Second Course

Episode 7 - A Second Course

Trump invites Anthony to talk. But a decade on, does a new claim change the whole story?

Episode 6 - Tilting at Windmills

Episode 6 - Tilting at Windmills

Trump campaigns to ‘save Scotland’ from windfarms. But change is in the air.

Episode 5 - Breach of the Peace

Episode 5 - Breach of the Peace

Anthony goes from following Trump to being at the centre of this dramatic story.

Episode 4 - Land Rights

Episode 4 - Land Rights

For Trump’s neighbours, is the fate of their homes out of their hands?

Episode 3 - Neeps and Traitors

Episode 3 - Neeps and Traitors

After a shock defeat, can a last-minute intervention save Trump’s Scottish golf dream?

Episode 2 - David and Goliath

Episode 2 - David and Goliath

Trump brings his golf dream to Scotland. But will his plans be bunkered?

Episode 1 - Teeing Off

Episode 1 - Teeing Off

How Donald Trump's golf dream turned into a nightmare for a small Scottish community.

Introducing Trumped

Introducing Trumped

An epic David and Goliath tale of money, power and resistance. A small Scottish community battle Donald Trump’s dream to create the world’s greatest golf course in their backyard.