Scotland Outdoors Podcast
A topical guide to life in the Scottish outdoors.
Episodes to download
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Leonie Charlton describes her journey riding on horseback from Barra to Callanish in the Outer Hebrides.
Wed 22 Jul 2020
Mark Stephen and Helen Needham chat with Leonie about her book Marram.
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National Park rangers, the history of the daisy and gannets
Sat 18 Jul 2020
Mark and Euan visit a gannet colony and meet some park rangers
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Wildlife cameraman Raymond Besant shares his passion for Orkney's wildlife including filming otters for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Springwatch.
Wed 15 Jul 2020
Raymond chats to Mark Stephen and Helen Needham from his home in Orkney.
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An Alien Invader, a Polar Explorer and a Black Isle Walk
Sat 11 Jul 2020
Mark and Euan with this week's Scotland Outdoors podcast.
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Mark Stephen and Helen Needham meet explorer, skiier and mountaineer, Myrtle Simpson
Wed 8 Jul 2020
Mark Stephen and Helen Needham meet explorer, skiier and mountaineer, Myrtle Simpson
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Musical Musings and Getting Ready to Explore
Sat 4 Jul 2020
Mark Stephen and Helen Needham with the Scotland Outdoors podcast.
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Exploring the islands of the West Coast of Ireland and Scotland by boat with travel writer, Philip Marsden.
Wed 1 Jul 2020
Mark and Euan hear about the history and folklore connected to Philip's voyage.
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The Perfect Scottish Picnic featuring the Mighty Scotch Egg, Outdoor Toilet Etiquette plus Mystery Bird AND Mystery Insect.
Sat 27 Jun 2020
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith with a very stormy podcast.
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Filming chimps in West Africa and birds of prey in Scotland with Sally-Ann Wilson, filmmaker and CEO of Public Media Alliance.
Wed 24 Jun 2020
Sally-Ann Wilson shares her deep love of the natural world with Mark and Euan.
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Cattle, Kist Parties and Highland Show Memories
Sat 20 Jun 2020
Mark and Euan with a podcast marking what would have been the 180th Royal Highland Show.
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Field recordings from around the world with Eleanor McDowall - from inside a hollow tree in Russia to church bells in Croatia.
Wed 17 Jun 2020
Mark and Euan hear from the producer of the Field Recordings Podcast.
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Midgies, Mystery Bird and Earthquakes.
Sat 13 Jun 2020
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith with a range of topics from around Scotland.
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Dr Gregory Kenicer of the Royal Botanic Gardens in Edinburgh shares his knowledge of plants with Mark and Euan.
Wed 10 Jun 2020
The history, folklore and practical uses of ten of Scotland's native plants.
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Filming lions,hyenas, polar bears and albatrosses with BAFTA award winning filmmaker John Aitchison.
Wed 3 Jun 2020
John speaks to Mark and Euan from his home in Argyll.
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Old Grey Fergie, Isle of Man TT, the Whistling Wind and a Mystery Beastie.
Sat 30 May 2020
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith with a taste of the outdoor life.
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Wolves in Wyoming - Philippa Forrester shares her love and fascination for wolves.
Wed 27 May 2020
Mark and Euan speak with ecologist, writer and tv presenter Philippa Forrester.
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Clouds, Squirrels and Archaeology
Sat 23 May 2020
Mark and Euan gazing at clouds, learning about the Picts plus much more.
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Travelling the globe from Antarctica to the North Pole with award winning sound recordist, Chris Watson.
Wed 20 May 2020
Chris shares sounds he's gathered from around the world with Mark and Euan.
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Celebrating trees - from forest bathing to Tree of the Year. And this week's mystery bird...
Sat 16 May 2020
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith celebrate the wonder of trees.
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Bird watching in London, Scotland, Papua New Guinea and the Middle East with the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's Security Correspondent, Frank Gardner
Wed 13 May 2020
Mark and Euan learn about Frank's passion for birds.
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Rabbits, Gorse and Handa Island
Sat 9 May 2020
Mark tells us all about rabbits and Euan brews an interesting gorse tea.
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Birds of New Zealand - Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith connect with Alison Ballance of Radio New Zealand
Wed 6 May 2020
Alison shares her remarkable collection of NZ bird sounds and shares her stories.
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Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith with an International Dawn Chorus Day special.
Sat 2 May 2020
Including our mystery bird, Orcadian bird names and new music inspired by sparrows.
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Helen Needham spices up her daily exercise with Natural Navigator, Tristan Gooley.
Wed 29 Apr 2020
Tristan advises on how to deepen your understanding of the natural world.
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Moths, Frogs and Daily Walks
Sat 25 Apr 2020
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith with this week's Scotland Outdoors.
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Helen Needham chats to Shetland artist Amy Gear about her take on landscape, feminism and folklore.
Wed 22 Apr 2020
Including a description of 'ferning'...and how this has influenced Amy's work.
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Norway caving, ospreys and Venus.
Sat 18 Apr 2020
Re-live Euan's terrifying caving experience in Norway. Plus Mark's musings on Venus.
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The Loch Ness Monster, The Easter Bunny and a Mystery Bird
Sat 11 Apr 2020
Mark and Euan with some mythical creatures and some real wildlife as well.
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A trip to Cape Wrath in the North West of Scotland.
Wed 8 Apr 2020
Mark Stephen takes a bumpy ride to the Cape Wrath Lighthouse.
