Scotland Outdoors Podcast
A topical guide to life in the Scottish outdoors.
Episodes to download
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Stobs Military Camp, Hawick
Wednesday
Mark Stephen visits Stobs Military Camp, Hawick to discover the importance of this site
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The World's Quietest Festival, Ardestie Earth House and Arbroath Signal Tower Museum
Last Saturday
Mark Stephen and Rachel Bell with stories from the great outdoors
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The Man with the Horse, Poet and Storyteller, Tony Bonning
Wed 14 Oct 2026
Rachel Stewart meets poet and storyteller, Tony Bonning known as the Man with the Horse
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Pears, Corncrakes and Cow Calling
Sat 10 Oct 2026
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors
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The Hidden Powers of Leaves
Wed 7 Oct 2026
Mark Stephen meets Professor Jonathan Silvertown, author of Nature's Magicians
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Edinburgh's Surf Resort, Wallace, Glasgow's Fire Dog and the Wild Plants of Deeside
Sat 3 Oct 2026
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors
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The Cities of the Future with an Eye to the Past
Wed 30 Sep 2026
Helen Needham meets up with writer Gabriella Bennett in Glenrothes
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Wasps, Coos and Doos
Sat 26 Sep 2026
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors
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The History of Portsoy Marble
Wed 23 Sep 2026
Rachel Stewart finds out about a major heritage project linked to the distinctive stone.
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Sounds of the Canal, Rosie the Cow and a Garden on a Carpark
Sat 19 Sep 2026
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors
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The Healing Power of Horses with Jock Hutchison
Wed 16 Sep 2026
Mark Stephen meets Jock Hutchison of Horseback UK at his farm in Aberdeenshire
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Scottish Rain, Productive Worms and an Archive of Soil
Sat 12 Sep 2026
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors
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Capturing the Wild with Photographer Karen Miller
Wed 9 Sep 2026
Mark Stephen talks to former colleague Karen Miller about swapping her desk for wildlife.
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Little Egrets, Popular Peacocks and The Book of Birds
Sat 5 Sep 2026
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors
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The Book of Birds with Jackie Morris
Wed 2 Sep 2026
Helen Needham discusses The Book of Birds with illustrator and artist Jackie Morris
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Surfing Quines, Sunflowers and Sea Eagles
Sat 29 Aug 2026
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors
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60 Years of the Tay Road Bridge
Wed 26 Aug 2026
Mark Stephen climbs inside the Tay Road Bridge to mark its 60th Birthday
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Nature Journaling, Ferries on the River Tay and The Art of Crookmaking
Sat 22 Aug 2026
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart present Scotland Outdoors
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A 1960's Archive Special featuring Snowy Owls on Fetlar, Thatching in Aberdeenshire and a Tree Loving Tramp in the Highlands
Wed 19 Aug 2026
Helen Needham digs into the BBC Archive to share some audio gems from the past
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Inside The Scott Monument, Midnight Swimming and Nordic Walking
Sat 15 Aug 2026
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors
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In The Company of Sheep
Wed 12 Aug 2026
Mark Stephen meets naturalist Polly Pullar to find out why she loves sheep so much
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Living Our Best Iron Age Life on the Banks of Loch Tay
Sat 8 Aug 2026
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with a special programme from the Scottish Crannog Centre
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Rowing to Fowlsheugh Nature Reserve with the Catterline Coastal Rowing Club
Wed 5 Aug 2026
Helen Needham visits the spectacular seabird colony on a skiff
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Island Life, Fringe by the Sea and the Strichen Staggers
Sat 1 Aug 2026
Mark Stephen and Rachel Bell with stories from the great outdoor
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Exploring the history and wildlife of the Island of Lismore
Wed 29 Jul 2026
Mark Stephen takes a Land Rover tour of the Inner Hebridean island of Lismore
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A Lavender Farm in Fife, Cairngorm Wildfires and a Sealife Safari
Sat 25 Jul 2026
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors
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Cal Flyn - The Savage Landscape
Wed 22 Jul 2026
Mark Stephen meets Cal Flyn, author of The Savage Landscape - How We Made The Wilderness
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Callendar Park, Maud Railway Museum and Ardersier Common
Sat 18 Jul 2026
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors.
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Ardersier Local Nature Reserve
Wed 15 Jul 2026
Phil Sime and Morven Livingstone visit Ardersier local nature reserve.
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Rowing, Sailing, Beavers and a Hot Toddy
Sat 11 Jul 2026
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors
