Scotland Outdoors Podcast
A topical guide to life in the Scottish outdoors.
Episodes to download
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Mark Stephen meets gaelic poet, musician, crofter and hip hop producer, Griogair Labhruidh in North Ballachulish
Wed 17 Feb 2021
Mark Stephen meets poet, musician, crofter and hip hop producer, Griogair Labhruidh
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Celebrating Snow - Flakes, Skiing and Crunching.
Sat 13 Feb 2021
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith with a wintery podcast.
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The Importance of Connecting to the Land for Refugees - A Conversation with Professor Alison Phipps
Wed 10 Feb 2021
Mark and Euan hear from UNESCO Chair for Integration Alison Phipps of Glasgow University.
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The history of the humble neep, the roaring game and the iron age forts of Angus known as the cathertuns
Sat 6 Feb 2021
The history of the humble neep, curling outdoors and the iron age forts of Angus
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Writer and Illustrator Jackie Morris shares some of her favourite Birds and Beasts from The Lost Spells and Beyond.
Wed 3 Feb 2021
Jackie chats to Mark Stephen and Helen Needham.
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The Urban Birder, Callendar Park and Bird Table Etiquette
Sat 30 Jan 2021
A bird-tastic podcast with Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith.
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A Big Garden Birdwatch Special from Mark Stephen's Bird Feeders.
Wed 27 Jan 2021
Mark records and describes the birds visiting his feeders in Aberdeenshire.
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Mark and Euan celebrate Robert Burns through poetry and song and visit his local drinking den, The Globe Inn in Dumfries
Sat 23 Jan 2021
Mark and Euan celebrate Robert Burns through his poetry and song
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A Robert Burns Special with Valentina Bold
Wed 20 Jan 2021
Mark and Euan discuss a selection of Burns' poems and songs with Dr Valentina Bold.
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Salt, Wassailing and More Doric Poetry
Sat 16 Jan 2021
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith with a selection of stories from the Scottish Outdoors.
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Naturalist Roy Dennis on a lifetime dedicated to conservation.
Wed 13 Jan 2021
Roy Dennis speaks to Mark and Euan about his book 'Cottongrass Summer.'
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Ice, Wanderings, a Submarine Tale and Playing Outside
Sat 9 Jan 2021
Mark and Euan with the Scotland Outdoors podcast featuring a Shetland walk plus much more
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A Journey in Sound with Jez Riley French - Part 2. Cable cars, swans on ice and the sound between buildings in Japan.
Wed 6 Jan 2021
Mark Stephen and Helen Needham hear from sound artist Jez Riley French.
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Favourite podcast moments of 2020 including Frank Gardner and Karine Polwart, stone circles and some Shetland mythology
Sat 2 Jan 2021
Favourite podcast moments of 2020, stone circles and some Shetland mythology
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Boxing Day Out of Doors
Boxing Day 2020
Join Mark, Euan and Helen round a bonfire for a Norwegian style Christmas celebration.
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A Journey in Sound with Jez Riley French - Part 1.
Wed 23 Dec 2020
Mark Stephen and Helen Needham talk to artist and field recordist Jez Riley French.
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Birds, Books and Myrrh
Sat 19 Dec 2020
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith learn about the Icelandic tradition of Jolabokaflod.
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Chris Packham and Megan McCubbin on their passion for wildlife and the natural environment.
Wed 16 Dec 2020
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith chat to tv presenters Chris Packham and Megan McCubbin.
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A fungi foray at Arbroath, a special rowan tree near Moffat and the origins of frankincense
Sat 12 Dec 2020
A fungi walk, an award winning rowan tree and the origins of frankincense
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Long Distance Walking, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔlessness and the Power of Nature with Raynor Winn.
Wed 9 Dec 2020
Author Raynor Winn shares her remarkable story with Mark Stephen and Helen Needham.
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Cold Water, Gold and Dr Valentina Bold
Sat 5 Dec 2020
Mark and Euan find out about the Ettrick Shepherd and there's gold in them thar hills.
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Slavery Derived Wealth and Land Ownership in the Highlands and Islands
Wed 2 Dec 2020
Dr Andrew MacKillop and Dr Iain MacKinnon discuss their new research with Mark and Euan.
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LIfe on the island of Rum, mountaineering legend Hamish MacInnes and the beauty of Forvie nature reserve
Sat 28 Nov 2020
Mountaineer Hamish MacInnes, Forvie nature reserve and life on the island of Rum
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Winter Woolies with Louise Scollay. A Guide to Scottish Wool - from Sheep to Shawl.
Wed 25 Nov 2020
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith chat to Louise Scollay of the Wool Work Podcast.
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A secret bothy, creatures that glow in the dark and the wayfaring tree
Sat 21 Nov 2020
A secret bothy, creatures that glow in the dark and the wayfaring tree
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The Living Mountain with Jenny Sturgeon - Nan Shepherd's masterpiece and Jenny's new album inspired by it.
Wed 18 Nov 2020
Mark Stephen and Helen Needham chat to singer Jenny Sturgeon about the Cairngorms.
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Urban Wildlife, Freedom Lands and Meteors
Sat 14 Nov 2020
Mark and Euan discuss urban wildlife, the Leonid Meteor Shower plus much more.
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Photographer Colin Prior on the Fragile World of Birds' Eggs
Wed 11 Nov 2020
Mark Stephen chats with Colin Prior and Bob McGowan of the National Museums of Scotland.
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Mark and Euan explore the darkness and hibernation, galoshans and hurchins
Sat 7 Nov 2020
Darkness and hibernation, galoshans and hurchins
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Mark Stephen speaks to writer and broadcaster Lesley Riddoch about her latest book, Huts - A Place Beyond
Wed 4 Nov 2020
Mark Stephen discusses the Nordic culture of huts with writer Lesley Riddoch
