Editing Darien scheme (section)

==In popular culture==
===Novels===
* ''The Rising Sun'' by [[Douglas Galbraith]] (2000). Fictional account of the Darien catastrophe, written in the style of a journal, from the perspective of a cargo-master on the ''Rising Sun''.
*''Siphonophore'' by Jaimie Batchan (2021). Begins as the account of a settler from the Darien scheme who has been left behind when the surviving members of the colony return to Scotland.<ref>{{Cite book|last=BATCHAN, JAIMIE.|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1196244963|title=SIPHONOPHORE.|date=2021|publisher=VALLEY PRESS|isbn=978-1-912436-54-5|location=[S.l.]|oclc=1196244963}}</ref>

===Stage plays===
* ''Caledonia'' by [[Alistair Beaton]] (2010). A satire about the [[Royal Bank of Scotland]] and the Scottish colonial ambitions of the late 17th century.
* "Darien, a commonplace book of Murdo Macfarlane" by [[Richard Robb]] (2019). A musical about the Scottish attempt to settle the Darien gap imagined through the eyes of one settler Murdo Macfarlane. Presented by Bell Baxter high school.{{Cn|date=January 2025}}

===Music===
* "Dreams of Darien" by [[Paul McKenna Band|The Paul McKenna Band]] (2011). A Scottish folk song describing the events of the Darien Scheme and the reaction in Scotland.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://folkmama.wordpress.com/category/paul-mckenna-band/|title=Paul McKenna Band {{!}} Folkmama's Blog|website=folkmama.wordpress.com|language=en|access-date=2017-05-08}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.paulmckennaband.com/music/stem-the-tide/dreams-of-darien/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150915114332/http://www.paulmckennaband.com/music/stem-the-tide/dreams-of-darien/|url-status=dead|archive-date=2015-09-15|title=Dreams of Darien {{!}} The Paul McKenna Band|website=www.paulmckennaband.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-05-08}}</ref>
* The Darien Venture, a [[Math rock|math-pop]] band from Glasgow, Scotland, who were active from 2008-2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thedarienventure.com/ |title=The Darien Venture on Bandcamp|language=en |access-date=2019-07-30}}</ref>
* "Darien" by Stanley Accrington, Manchester-based folk singer/songwriter (1986) included on his CD Semi Final Second Leg.

===Games===
* ''Darien Apocalypse'', a 2018 [[Eurogame|Euro-style]] boardgame from British producer Ragnar Brothers where players cooperatively or competitively strive to develop the Darien trading colony and either help or hinder each other as much as possible against the depredations the original settlers faced.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ragnarbrothers.com/darien-apocalypse/ |title=Darien Apocalypse|website=www.ragnarbrothers.com|language=en |access-date=2021-01-28}}</ref>

===Installations===
* ''Astro-Darien'' by [[Kode9]] and [[Lawrence Lek]]. An audiovisual installation that takes inspiration from the Darien Scheme, space races, and simulation games. Displayed at [[Corsica Studios]], London in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kent-Smith |first=Jasmine |date=21 May 2021 |title=Kode9 walks us through his new sci-fi-esque installation Astro-Darien |url=https://crackmagazine.net/article/profiles/kode9-hyperdub-astro-darien-installation/ |access-date=2021-06-03 |website=crackmagazine.net |language=en}}</ref>