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Nicola Sturgeon for BBC Sounds

The story of Scotland's longest-serving and first ever female First Minister. Available on BBC Sounds

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July Morning

We're at the Black Sea coast on the last night of June. Everything is building up to the sunrise. This is Bulgaria’s ‘July Morning’ observance - somewhere between a counter-cultural musical festival, and a secular pilgrimage marking the start of July. It revolves around reaching the coast in time to meet July’s first sunrise. This celebration has an unlikely origin story - a 1971 song, also called July Morning, by English rock band Uriah Heep.

With thanks to Kmetal Tsonko Tsonev, Alex Boreva, Katie Revell, Andrea Morán and Cicely Fell.

Producer: Carys Wall

Executive producer: Dave Howard

Sound designer: Jonathan Webb

A Bespoken Media Scotland Production

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