Scotland Outdoors

A topical guide to life in the Scottish outdoors.

Radio Scotland,793 episodes

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Peter May on Lewis
Mark Stephen visits the Island of Lewis with the author, Peter May.
26 Sep 2018,53 mins
Venison, vertical farm, mussels, Mingming, rafts and puffins
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith with the Scotland Outdoors podcast.
22 Sep 2018,67 mins
Mark Stephen's aboard the Aberdeen lifeboat, Bon Accord and Laura Cuthill unearths some of the lesser known facts about Dundee
Mark's aboard the Aberdeen lifeboat and Laura delves into the history of Dundee
15 Sep 2018,52 mins
Mark and Euan spend time with David 'Heavy' Whalley who spent 36 years as a member of the RAF mountain rescue team
Mark and Euan spend time with David 'Heavy' Whalley, a veteran of RAF mountain rescues
12 Sep 2018,29 mins
Torry Battery Coastal Special
Mark Stephen and Karen MacKenzie with a coastal themed podcast.
08 Sep 2018,85 mins
Out of Doors Goes Forth Two
Mark and Euan travel along the south side of the River Forth.
05 Sep 2018,84 mins
Sheepdogs, mountain art, bugs, gas holders, segways and pine martens
Mark Stephen and Karen MacKenzie with the latest Scotland outdoors podcast.
01 Sep 2018,47 mins
Out of Doors Goes Forth
Mark and Euan follow the River Forth during the building of the Queensferry Crossing.
29 Aug 2018,85 mins
Mount Stuart House, Jenny Graham, Oystercatchers and the West Island Way
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith with this Saturday's Scotland Outdoors podcast.
25 Aug 2018,41 mins
The Heart of Scotland
Mark and Euan attempt to answer one simple question: where is the heart of Scotland?
22 Aug 2018,53 mins
The Inverness to Kyle of Lochalsh railway
Mark and Euan travel the 82 mile Inverness to Kyle of Lochalsh railway line.
18 Aug 2018,85 mins
Charlie Gammack
Mark and Euan meet Charlie Gammack, a well known Speyside saddler at his shop in Aberlour
15 Aug 2018,26 mins
It's festival time - Mark and Euan are in Edinburgh in the midst of the action but also hunting out some quieter spaces
It's festival time in Edinburgh but Mark and Euan find a quieter space at Blackford Hill
11 Aug 2018,83 mins
In 2015, Euan McIlwraith took a flight with a RAF Sea King Search and Rescue helicopter and got involved in a real life rescue
Euan McIlwraith's on board a RAF Search and Rescue helicopter en route to a rescue
08 Aug 2018,55 mins
Mark and Euan visit the Forvie Sands ternery, the art deco Rothesay Pavilion and find out how to grow truffles
Terns, truffles and one of Scotland's most significant art deco buildings
04 Aug 2018,50 mins
Mark and Euan visit the coastal village of Collieston. They hear about its history, go rock pooling and tackle a beach picnic
Mark and Euan visit the coastal village of Collieston for some beachcombing and a picnic
01 Aug 2018,55 mins
Mark and Euan get up close to squirrels and seahorses and discover the history of the Shipping Forecast
The history of the Shipping Forecast, the life of a seahorse and a red squirrel up close
28 Jul 2018,52 mins
Microadventures
Mark goes bivving with two travellers looking for microadventures close to home.
25 Jul 2018,29 mins
Pike, Swifts, Cullen and a bunkhouse
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith with the Scotland Outdoors podcast.
21 Jul 2018,46 mins
Has Scotland become divorced from nature? Mark Stephen meets journalist and broadcaster Lesley Riddoch to find out
Mark Stephen meets Lesley Riddoch who thinks Scotland has become divorced from nature
18 Jul 2018,29 mins
Mark and Euan visit the Holm of Papay, a very special building in Speyside and meet a musician with a passion for birds
A visually stunning building in Speyside and the musician with a passion for birds
14 Jul 2018,48 mins
Mark and Euan travel from Westray to Papa Westray in Orkney on the world's shortest scheduled flight.
Mark and Euan take to the skies in Orkney on the world's shortest scheduled flight
11 Jul 2018,29 mins
Mark visits the places in Orkney which were the inspiration for the writer George MacKay Brown
Mark's in Orkney visiting the places which inspired writer George MacKay Brown
07 Jul 2018,56 mins
Fiona Stalker chats to Sir Chris Bonington about his life of climbing.
An extended interview with legendary climber Sir Chris Bonington.
04 Jul 2018,26 mins
Transport special - steam, vintage landrover and the world's shortest flight.
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith with stories from around Scotland.
30 Jun 2018,45 mins
Mark and Helen visit Scotland's premier agricultural event of the year - The Royal Highland Show at Ingliston
Mark and Helen are at the Royal Highland Show - Scotland's premier agricultural event
23 Jun 2018,84 mins
Royal Northern Spring Show
Back in snowy March, Mark and Euan visited the Spring show at the Thainstone Centre
20 Jun 2018,27 mins
Westray 'Queen O' the Isles'
Mark and Euan spend a day on Westray part of the Orkney islands.
16 Jun 2018,84 mins
Renewable Energy in Orkney
Mark investigates what makes Orkney a hub for renewable energy
13 Jun 2018,29 mins
Beachcombing, photographing lifeboats, trains and bridge defences.
Stories from around Scotland with Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith.
09 Jun 2018,43 mins