May 2023
The Wittance Around Scottish lochs with a camera Where to find fairies and folklore beings Books, music and gigs What Scotland did first Writing, videos and photographs all about Scotland and the Scots
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language words or films exploring the countryside. programmes as they were broadcast enabling you to oduced by those that are lucky enough to live here.
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Feature writer Kate MacRitchie
What’s Finger Print Files of Henry Faulds The story of fingerprinting, a Scots missionary and ancient Japanese pottery
Gothic Grandeur and Ghosts
Join Kate MacRitchie wandering around Crawford Priory in Fife
Scots Words Videos Wie Alice
Alice brings more Scots language words, when, where and how to use them.
The Antiquities of Fortingall
Ed Moore tells a tale of a Yew tree, Pontius Pilote, Billy Connolly and David Bowie
Around Scotland With A Rod
A Tour around the country with Pete Foster, fishing rod in hand.
Local Access Paths A guide to walking around the hills of Scotland
Home To Roost An explanation of the dreadful Tinker experiment from Shamus McPhee
Highland Tapestry Local people, young and old, and their new legacy creation.
A Fairy Field Guide Scottish fairies and where to find them explained by Kate MacRitchie
Inside The Beltane Festival An ancient spring festival still being celebrated today
Scottish Firsts Adhesive stamps and natural selection
Bundanoon Highland Gathering Words and pictures from Australia
Pull Out Sections Scottish Lochs Scotland has over 30,000 lochs enjoy a few of them beautifully shot by photographer Duncan J MacPherson
Books and Music Our favourite music of the moment and some of the books we have come across recently
Podcasts & Radio A selection of audio stories, music and programmes from Scotlands finest