Scotland Outdoors Podcast
A topical guide to life in the Scottish outdoors.
Episodes to download
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In Search of the Source of the River Dee
Wed 12 May 2021
Helen Needham follows in author Nan Shepherd's footsteps to the Wells of Dee.
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Mar Lodge - 200 Years for Regeneration with Ecologist Andrew Painting
Sat 8 May 2021
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith visit the Mar Lodge Estate in the Cairngorms.
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The Dawn Chorus from North East Scotland
Wed 5 May 2021
Euan takes us through the dawn chorus and tells us about the different birds we can hear
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North East Birds, Dawn Chorus, Beltane and Loch Tay
Sat 1 May 2021
Mark and Euan with birdsong from across Scotland and we also celebrate Beltane.
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Following the Manx Shearwater from Scotland to the South Atlantic with Roger Morgan-Grenville
Wed 28 Apr 2021
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith chat to Roger about the remarkable life of the Manxie.
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Seaside Nostalgia, Climate Tales and Percy Toplis
Sat 24 Apr 2021
With Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith.
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Our Man in Orkney, Dave Gray
Wed 21 Apr 2021
Mark and Euan chat to former Radio Orkney colleague Dave Gray about radio and island life
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An 18th century astronomer from North East Scotland, lambing in Lanarkshire and mystery birds galore
Sat 17 Apr 2021
Lambing in Lanarkshire, mystery birds galore and the mythical tale of the The Brooby
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April 16 2021 is the 275th anniversary of the Battle of Culloden. Mark Stephen visits the site of the bloody battle
Wed 14 Apr 2021
The Battle of Culloden took place 275 years ago. Mark Stephen visits the battle site
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Moss, Steam Engines and a Hydrogen Bus
Sat 10 Apr 2021
Mark and Euan with stories from across Scotland.
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Plants for the Planet: Sandy Knapp of the Natural History Museum in London shares her top five plants to help the planet
Wed 7 Apr 2021
Mark Stephen and Helen Needham chat with botanist, Dr Sandy Knapp.
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Mark sets off on the Aberdeen coastal trail, Euan duets with a blackbird, some timely garden advice and there's camels
Sat 3 Apr 2021
The Aberdeen coastal trail, Euan duets with a blackbird and one woman and her camels
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Scottish Adventurer Alice Morrison shares tales of exploring Africa, including crossing the Sahara Desert.
Wed 31 Mar 2021
Alice Morrison chats with Mark Stephen and Helen Needham
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Climate Change, Frogs and River Restoration
Sat 27 Mar 2021
Mark Stephen and Helen Needham with the Scotland Outdoors podcast.
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Mark Stephen meets long distance horse trekker Claire Alldrit who takes not one horse on her adventures but two
Wed 24 Mar 2021
Claire Alldrit explores the landscape of Scotland accompanied by her two horses
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Mark and Euan find out about the vernal equinox, the migratory pattern of geese and a tale from Orkney
Sat 20 Mar 2021
The vernal equinox, the migratory pattern of geese and an Orcadian tale
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A History of Women Walking with Kerri Andrews - celebrating 6 women who wrote about walking.
Wed 17 Mar 2021
Mark Stephen and Helen Needham speak with author, walker and academic, Kerri Andrews.
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Electric trams, kippers, cats and steam engines - Mark and Euan revisit a trip they made to the Isle of Man in 2019
Sat 13 Mar 2021
Mark and Euan revisit a trip they made to the Isle of Man in 2019
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Hares, the Aurora, Puffins and a Frunkie
Sat 6 Mar 2021
Mark and Euan with this week's Scotland Outdoors podcast.
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Former paratrooper Chris Lewis is walking the coastline of the UK. Mark Stephen meets up with him in north east Scotland
Wed 3 Mar 2021
Mark meets former paratrooper Chris Lewis on his journey to walk the coastline of the UK
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An electrical wizard, the airships of north east Scotland and the ice mushrooms of Patagonia
Sat 27 Feb 2021
An electrical wizard, the airships of north east Scotland and the arrival of Spring
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Mark and Euan meet David Balharry, Chief Executive of the John Muir Trust to discuss the trust, his career and ice mushrooms
Wed 24 Feb 2021
Mark and Euan meet David Balharry, Chief Executive of the John Muir Trust
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Sea Shanties a Hip-hop Crofter and more
Sat 20 Feb 2021
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith with the Scotland Outdoors podcast.
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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.
