Scotland Outdoors

A topical guide to life in the Scottish outdoors.

Radio Scotland,793 episodes

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Sea Shanties a Hip-hop Crofter and more
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith with the Scotland Outdoors podcast.
20 Feb 2021,83 mins
Mark Stephen meets gaelic poet, musician, crofter and hip hop producer, Griogair Labhruidh in North Ballachulish
Mark Stephen meets poet, musician, crofter and hip hop producer, Griogair Labhruidh
17 Feb 2021,29 mins
Celebrating Snow - Flakes, Skiing and Crunching.
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith with a wintery podcast.
13 Feb 2021,83 mins
The Importance of Connecting to the Land for Refugees - A Conversation with Professor Alison Phipps
Mark and Euan hear from UNESCO Chair for Integration Alison Phipps of Glasgow University.
10 Feb 2021,42 mins
The history of the humble neep, the roaring game and the iron age forts of Angus known as the cathertuns
The history of the humble neep, curling outdoors and the iron age forts of Angus
06 Feb 2021,83 mins
Writer and Illustrator Jackie Morris shares some of her favourite Birds and Beasts from The Lost Spells and Beyond.
Jackie chats to Mark Stephen and Helen Needham.
03 Feb 2021,40 mins
The Urban Birder, Callendar Park and Bird Table Etiquette
A bird-tastic podcast with Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith.
30 Jan 2021,84 mins
A Big Garden Birdwatch Special from Mark Stephen's Bird Feeders.
Mark records and describes the birds visiting his feeders in Aberdeenshire.
27 Jan 2021,23 mins
Mark and Euan celebrate Robert Burns through poetry and song and visit his local drinking den, The Globe Inn in Dumfries
Mark and Euan celebrate Robert Burns through his poetry and song
23 Jan 2021,83 mins
A Robert Burns Special with Valentina Bold
Mark and Euan discuss a selection of Burns' poems and songs with Dr Valentina Bold.
20 Jan 2021,44 mins
Salt, Wassailing and More Doric Poetry
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith with a selection of stories from the Scottish Outdoors.
16 Jan 2021,84 mins
Naturalist Roy Dennis on a lifetime dedicated to conservation.
Roy Dennis speaks to Mark and Euan about his book 'Cottongrass Summer.'
13 Jan 2021,41 mins
Ice, Wanderings, a Submarine Tale and Playing Outside
Mark and Euan with the Scotland Outdoors podcast featuring a Shetland walk plus much more
09 Jan 2021,84 mins
A Journey in Sound with Jez Riley French - Part 2. Cable cars, swans on ice and the sound between buildings in Japan.
Mark Stephen and Helen Needham hear from sound artist Jez Riley French.
06 Jan 2021,35 mins
Favourite podcast moments of 2020 including Frank Gardner and Karine Polwart, stone circles and some Shetland mythology
Favourite podcast moments of 2020, stone circles and some Shetland mythology
02 Jan 2021,76 mins
Boxing Day Out of Doors
Join Mark, Euan and Helen round a bonfire for a Norwegian style Christmas celebration.
26 Dec 2020,84 mins
A Journey in Sound with Jez Riley French - Part 1.
Mark Stephen and Helen Needham talk to artist and field recordist Jez Riley French.
23 Dec 2020,29 mins
Birds, Books and Myrrh
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith learn about the Icelandic tradition of Jolabokaflod.
19 Dec 2020,82 mins
Chris Packham and Megan McCubbin on their passion for wildlife and the natural environment.
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith chat to tv presenters Chris Packham and Megan McCubbin.
16 Dec 2020,41 mins
A fungi foray at Arbroath, a special rowan tree near Moffat and the origins of frankincense
A fungi walk, an award winning rowan tree and the origins of frankincense
12 Dec 2020,83 mins
Long Distance Walking, Homelessness and the Power of Nature with Raynor Winn.
Author Raynor Winn shares her remarkable story with Mark Stephen and Helen Needham.
09 Dec 2020,48 mins
Cold Water, Gold and Dr Valentina Bold
Mark and Euan find out about the Ettrick Shepherd and there's gold in them thar hills.
05 Dec 2020,81 mins
Slavery Derived Wealth and Land Ownership in the Highlands and Islands
Dr Andrew MacKillop and Dr Iain MacKinnon discuss their new research with Mark and Euan.
02 Dec 2020,30 mins
LIfe on the island of Rum, mountaineering legend Hamish MacInnes and the beauty of Forvie nature reserve
Mountaineer Hamish MacInnes, Forvie nature reserve and life on the island of Rum
28 Nov 2020,84 mins
Winter Woolies with Louise Scollay. A Guide to Scottish Wool - from Sheep to Shawl.
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith chat to Louise Scollay of the Wool Work Podcast.
25 Nov 2020,36 mins
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 Nov 2020,82 mins
The Living Mountain with Jenny Sturgeon - Nan Shepherd's masterpiece and Jenny's new album inspired by it.
Mark Stephen and Helen Needham chat to singer Jenny Sturgeon about the Cairngorms.
18 Nov 2020,39 mins
Urban Wildlife, Freedom Lands and Meteors
Mark and Euan discuss urban wildlife, the Leonid Meteor Shower plus much more.
14 Nov 2020,83 mins
Photographer Colin Prior on the Fragile World of Birds' Eggs
Mark Stephen chats with Colin Prior and Bob McGowan of the National Museums of Scotland.
11 Nov 2020,29 mins
Mark and Euan explore the darkness and hibernation, galoshans and hurchins
Darkness and hibernation, galoshans and hurchins
07 Nov 2020,82 mins