Synopsis
Your free, weekly, pocket guide to the Scottish outdoors. A flavour of the countryside in 15 minutes! From BBC Radio Scotland
Episodes
-
![A Robert Burns Special with Valentina Bold]()
A Robert Burns Special with Valentina Bold
20/01/2021 Duration: 44minMark and Euan discuss a selection of Burns' poems and songs with Dr Valentina Bold.
-
![Salt, Wassailing and More Doric Poetry]()
Salt, Wassailing and More Doric Poetry
16/01/2021 Duration: 01h24minMark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith with a selection of stories from the Scottish Outdoors.
-
![Naturalist Roy Dennis on a lifetime dedicated to conservation.]()
Naturalist Roy Dennis on a lifetime dedicated to conservation.
13/01/2021 Duration: 41minRoy Dennis speaks to Mark and Euan about his book 'Cottongrass Summer.'
-
![Ice, Wanderings, a Submarine Tale and Playing Outside]()
Ice, Wanderings, a Submarine Tale and Playing Outside
09/01/2021 Duration: 01h24minMark and Euan with the Scotland Outdoors podcast featuring a Shetland walk plus much more
-
![A Journey in Sound with Jez Riley French - Part 2. Cable cars, swans on ice and the sound between buildings in Japan.]()
A Journey in Sound with Jez Riley French - Part 2. Cable cars, swans on ice and the sound between buildings in Japan.
06/01/2021 Duration: 35minMark Stephen and Helen Needham hear from sound artist Jez Riley French.
-
![Favourite podcast moments of 2020 including Frank Gardner and Karine Polwart, stone circles and some Shetland mythology]()
Favourite podcast moments of 2020 including Frank Gardner and Karine Polwart, stone circles and some Shetland mythology
02/01/2021 Duration: 01h16minFavourite podcast moments of 2020, stone circles and some Shetland mythology
-
![Boxing Day Out of Doors]()
Boxing Day Out of Doors
26/12/2020 Duration: 01h24minJoin Mark, Euan and Helen round a bonfire for a Norwegian style Christmas celebration.
-
![A Journey in Sound with Jez Riley French - Part 1.]()
A Journey in Sound with Jez Riley French - Part 1.
23/12/2020 Duration: 29minMark Stephen and Helen Needham talk to artist and field recordist Jez Riley French.
-
![Birds, Books and Myrrh]()
Birds, Books and Myrrh
19/12/2020 Duration: 01h22minMark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith learn about the Icelandic tradition of Jolabokaflod.
-
![Chris Packham and Megan McCubbin on their passion for wildlife and the natural environment.]()
Chris Packham and Megan McCubbin on their passion for wildlife and the natural environment.
16/12/2020 Duration: 41minMark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith chat to tv presenters Chris Packham and Megan McCubbin.
-
![A fungi foray at Arbroath, a special rowan tree near Moffat and the origins of frankincense]()
A fungi foray at Arbroath, a special rowan tree near Moffat and the origins of frankincense
12/12/2020 Duration: 01h23minA fungi walk, an award winning rowan tree and the origins of frankincense
-
![Long Distance Walking, Homelessness and the Power of Nature with Raynor Winn.]()
Long Distance Walking, Homelessness and the Power of Nature with Raynor Winn.
09/12/2020 Duration: 48minAuthor Raynor Winn shares her remarkable story with Mark Stephen and Helen Needham.
-
![Cold Water, Gold and Dr Valentina Bold]()
Cold Water, Gold and Dr Valentina Bold
05/12/2020 Duration: 01h21minMark and Euan find out about the Ettrick Shepherd and there's gold in them thar hills.
-
![Slavery Derived Wealth and Land Ownership in the Highlands and Islands]()
Slavery Derived Wealth and Land Ownership in the Highlands and Islands
02/12/2020 Duration: 30minDr Andrew MacKillop and Dr Iain MacKinnon discuss their new research with Mark and Euan.
-
![LIfe on the island of Rum, mountaineering legend Hamish MacInnes and the beauty of Forvie nature reserve]()
LIfe on the island of Rum, mountaineering legend Hamish MacInnes and the beauty of Forvie nature reserve
28/11/2020 Duration: 01h24minMountaineer Hamish MacInnes, Forvie nature reserve and life on the island of Rum
-
![Winter Woolies with Louise Scollay. A Guide to Scottish Wool - from Sheep to Shawl.]()
Winter Woolies with Louise Scollay. A Guide to Scottish Wool - from Sheep to Shawl.
25/11/2020 Duration: 36minMark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith chat to Louise Scollay of the Wool Work Podcast.
-
![A secret bothy, creatures that glow in the dark and the wayfaring tree]()
A secret bothy, creatures that glow in the dark and the wayfaring tree
21/11/2020 Duration: 01h22minA secret bothy, creatures that glow in the dark and the wayfaring tree
-
![The Living Mountain with Jenny Sturgeon - Nan Shepherds masterpiece and Jennys new album inspired by it.]()
The Living Mountain with Jenny Sturgeon - Nan Shepherd's masterpiece and Jenny's new album inspired by it.
18/11/2020 Duration: 39minMark Stephen and Helen Needham chat to singer Jenny Sturgeon about the Cairngorms.
-
![Urban Wildlife, Freedom Lands and Meteors]()
Urban Wildlife, Freedom Lands and Meteors
14/11/2020 Duration: 01h23minMark and Euan discuss urban wildlife, the Leonid Meteor Shower plus much more.
-
![Photographer Colin Prior on the Fragile World of Birds Eggs]()
Photographer Colin Prior on the Fragile World of Birds' Eggs
11/11/2020 Duration: 29minMark Stephen chats with Colin Prior and Bob McGowan of the National Museums of Scotland.
