SS Politician in Popular Culture
The story of the shipwreck inspired the Compton Mackenzie's 1947 novel Whisky Galore which was made into an Ealing Comedy film in 1949.
A "Poem of the S. S. Politician" is attributed to Angus Mcintyre, Tobermory.
Oi Polloi wrote a song about this ship on their album Ar Ceòl Ar Cànan Ar-A-Mach.
Two books have been written detailing the history:
- Scotch On The Rocks : The True Story Behind Whisky Galore, Arthur Swinson, 1963 & 2005
- Polly: The True Story Behind Whisky Galore, Roger Hutchinson, Mainstream Publishing, 1990 + 1998
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