Scotland Outdoors Podcast
A topical guide to life in the Scottish outdoors.
Episodes to download
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Bothy Culture - Using Bothies to Reflect and Connect
Wed 22 Sep 2021
Mark Stephen learns more about The Bothy Project's Neighbourhood Residencies Scheme.
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Hunting the Whale, Clothes that Fit and Bothy Culture
Sat 18 Sep 2021
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith with stories from the great outdoors.
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Outdoor Therapy and Adventure with Life Coach Shona Macpherson
Wed 15 Sep 2021
Helen Needham speaks with Counsellor and Life Coach Shona Macpherson.
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Scotland's first seaweed festival, a field of flowers and the dark history behind some Scottish canals
Sat 11 Sep 2021
Scotland's first seaweed festival, a field of flowers and the dark history of our canals
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Understanding the Rocks Beneath Our Feet - A Scottish Geology Special
Wed 8 Sep 2021
Mark Stephen on a beach in Fife with geologists Angus Miller and Katie Strang.
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Spider webs, the atmospheric quality of mist and a fish called Cedric
Sat 4 Sep 2021
Spider webs, the atmospheric quality of mist and a fish called Cedric
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Who is Scotland's Land For? Andrew Thin of the Land Commission Imagines a Fairer Future.
Wed 1 Sep 2021
With Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith.
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Doric Renaissance, Tintanic and Where Have All the Birds Gone?
Sat 28 Aug 2021
Stories from the Scottish countryside with Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith.
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Four Scottish Folklore Tales of Wild and Wonderful Beasts
Wed 25 Aug 2021
Compiled by Euan McIlwraith and featuring Mark Stephen.
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Ben Nevis Part 2 - Marking 250 Years Since the First Recorded Ascent of the UK's Highest Mountain
Sat 21 Aug 2021
With Mark Stephen, Euan McIlwraith and Helen Needham.
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Ben Nevis Part 1 - Marking 250 Years Since the First Recorded Ascent of the UK's Highest Mountain
Wed 18 Aug 2021
With Mark Stephen, Euan McIlwraith and Helen Needham exploring the mountain.
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Jellyfish, puffers at the Scottish Maritime Museum and the joy of parkrun
Sat 14 Aug 2021
The world of jellyfish, puffers at the Scottish Maritime Museum and the joy of parkrun
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Outdoor swimming pools, a rare moth and a seaweed breakfast
Sat 7 Aug 2021
Outdoor swimming pools, a rare moth, some determined badgers and a seaweed breakfast
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Writer Baz Nichols on lost, abandoned and hidden landscapes
Wed 4 Aug 2021
Helen Needham meets Baz Nichols at the Forvie National Nature Reserve in Aberdeenshire
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Rowing the Scottish Coastline, Bonnie Prince Charlie's Plate and Cramond Island
Sat 31 Jul 2021
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith with stories for the great Scottish outdoors.
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Treachery, Sex and Death - The Fascinating World of Rock Pools with Adam Nicolson
Wed 28 Jul 2021
Mark Stephen visits author Adam Nicolson's homemade rock pools on the Morvern Peninsula.
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Dolphins, squirrels, a sand mine and the sounds of a water organ
Sat 24 Jul 2021
Dolphins, squirrels, a sand mine, the sounds of a water organ plus a vampiric tale
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Rory MacPhee on Forest Bathing and Finding Peace in his Woodland in Fife
Wed 21 Jul 2021
Mark Stephen speaks with Rory MacPhee at the Lindor Curative Forest.
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City National Parks, Eels and Albert the Albatross
Sat 17 Jul 2021
Mark Stephen and Rory Crawford with stories from the great outdoors.
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Life Saving Birds with Charlie Corbett - how our feathered friends can help us through tough times.
Wed 14 Jul 2021
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith chat to author Charlie Corbett.
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The River Tay - Mark and Euan explore Scotland's longest river from Kenmore to Dunkeld
Sat 10 Jul 2021
Mark and Euan follow the river Tay, Scotland's longest river from Kenmore to Dunkeld
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The River Tay - Mark and Euan explore Scotland's longest river from Killin to Dunkeld
Wed 7 Jul 2021
The River Tay - Scotland's longest river from Killin to Dunkeld
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Mark Stephen and Anna Massie discover swarming honeybees, algae, a fairy glen and the dwarfie stane of Hoy
Sat 3 Jul 2021
Swarms of honeybees, algae, a fairy glen and the dwarfie stane of Hoy
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Katharine Norbury on Women Writing about Nature
Wed 30 Jun 2021
Helen Needham talks to Katharine Norbury about her anthology of nature writing by women.
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Insects, Seaplanes and Chickens
Sat 26 Jun 2021
Mark Stephen visits a labyrinth and Helen Needham conquers her fear of hens.
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Roy Dennis on Reintroducing Sea Eagles, Red Kites and Beavers. Plus the prospect of Wolves and Lynx in Scotland.
Wed 23 Jun 2021
Euan McIlwraith chats to ornithologist and naturalist, Roy Dennis.
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The Royal Highland Showcase, Fair Isle Bird Observatory and a community orchard
Sat 19 Jun 2021
The Royal Highland Showcase, the river Devon, Fair Isle Bird Observatory and rare bees
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Fair Isle - the Island of Inspiration for Musician and Composer Inge Thomson.
Wed 16 Jun 2021
Inge Thomson talks about her native Fair Isle with Mark Stephen and Helen Needham.
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Wildlife photography, dowsing and the paddle steamer, Waverley
Sat 12 Jun 2021
The paddle steamer, Waverley, the art of dowsing and wildlife photography
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The Secret Life of the Otter - Photographer Andy Howard on Capturing these Elusive Creatures
Wed 9 Jun 2021
Mark Stephen and Helen Needham meet Andy on the Beauly Firth near Inverness.
