Scotland Outdoors

A topical guide to life in the Scottish outdoors.

Radio Scotland,777 episodes

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A Doggy Special - Sheep Dogs, Dog Walkers and a Deathly Disease
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors
22 Nov 2025,83 mins
The Stalker and the Chef
Mark Stephen goes out on the hill with stalker Hedge Shand and Chef Sanjay Bhattacharya
19 Nov 2025,23 mins
Outdoor Saunas, Walking with Goats and A Library of Things
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors
15 Nov 2025,84 mins
Saunas and the Sea
Rachel Stewart visits the largest outdoor sauna company in Scotland.
12 Nov 2025,23 mins
Magpies, Dark Skies and Cairngorms Pride
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors
08 Nov 2025,80 mins
Adventures in Gaelic with Coinneach Rankin and Hamish Macleod
Helen Needham speaks with filmmakers Coinneach Rankin and Hamish Macleod
05 Nov 2025,26 mins
Daydreaming, Rare Moss and Photographing the River Spey
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors.
01 Nov 2025,83 mins
The Battle of Culloden
Mark Stephen visits Culloden Battlefield after a recent archaeological dig there
29 Oct 2025,22 mins
Saltmarshes, Shinty and A Horse's Tooth
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors
25 Oct 2025,83 mins
Tom Bowser, author of Waters of Life, Fighting for Scotland's Beavers
Rachel Stewart meets Tom Bowser to hear his story of relocating beavers to his farm
22 Oct 2025,23 mins
Campervans, Catching Leaves and a Community Garden
Mark Stephen and Jenny Graham with stories from the great outdoors.
18 Oct 2025,55 mins
The Power of the View with Alec Finlay
Poet and Artist Alec Finlay shares his experience of chronic illness with Hayden Lorimer
15 Oct 2025,18 mins
The Sound of Beavers, Larch Trees and the Home of the Lord of the Isles
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors
11 Oct 2025,82 mins
Roy Dennis - Highland Cows and Capercaillies
Mark Stephen meets conservationist Roy Dennis.
08 Oct 2025,26 mins
Snorkelling Artists, Acorns and Access
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors
04 Oct 2025,84 mins
An Historic Sailing Ship - The Bessie Ellen
Helen Needham meets writer Linda Cracknell and skipper Nikki Alford on the Bessie Ellen
01 Oct 2025,27 mins
A Kitchen Garden, The Trossachs Explorer and 200 Years of the Modern Railway
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors.
27 Sep 2025,82 mins
Life, Death and the Outdoors with Juliet Robertson
Rachel Stewart talks to outdoor education expert Juliet about her terminal illness.
24 Sep 2025,22 mins
Trees, Trains and Spiders
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors
20 Sep 2025,83 mins
RRS Discovery
Mark Stephen visits the RRS Discovery restoration project in Dundee
17 Sep 2025,27 mins
Counting Butterflies, Carriage Driving and Nature Writing
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors
13 Sep 2025,81 mins
The Beauty of Moths
Mark Stephen meets a couple of moth enthusiasts at Insh Marshes near Aviemore
10 Sep 2025,20 mins
Rooks, Disc Golf and Autumnal Activities
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors
06 Sep 2025,81 mins
Scottish Owl Centre - End of an Era
Rachel Stewart meets the owners of the Scottish Owl Centre as they prepare for retirement
03 Sep 2025,26 mins
Coal Carrying Championships, Life on St Kilda and Underwater Photography
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart from stories from the great outdoors
30 Aug 2025,82 mins
Josh Donaldson - Litter Picking
A topical guide to life in the Scottish outdoors.
27 Aug 2025,21 mins
Rivers, Fossils and Hot Air Balloons
Mark Stephen and Helen Needham with stories from the great outdoors
23 Aug 2025,84 mins
Rivers with Robert Macfarlane
Helen Needham discusses the 'aliveness' of rivers with writer Robert Macfarlane
20 Aug 2025,31 mins
Moose, Cranes and the Wolf of Badenoch
Mark Stephen and Jenny Graham with stories from the great outdoors
16 Aug 2025,81 mins
Eddy Graham - Clouds
Mark Stephen meets Eddy Graham, a lecturer/researcher in atmospheric science.
13 Aug 2025,24 mins