Updated: 17 Apr 2021, 11:04
THIRTY years ago the Outlander phenomenon was born – when the first book in the series was published by American author Diana Gabaldon.
Her eight novels have so far sold 50million copies around the world and sparked off a major Scottish tourism boom.
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Caitriona Balfe with writer Diana Gabaldon and Sam Heughan.Credit: Getty - Contributor
But it also led to the creation of Scotland’s first major film studio where the global TV sensation Outlander is made with Caitriona Balfe as time travelling nurse Claire Randall along with Sam Heughan’s Jacobite warrior Jamie Fraser.
In Day Two of our Outlander series, Diana speaks exclusively about her book’s transition to the small screen.