Scotland Outdoors
BBC Radio Scotland
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Stanley Robertson was from the Travelling People and in the 1980's he published a book called 'Exodus to Alford' featuring stories associated with a particular road his people used to take each Summer when he was a boy. Former BBC Producer Doreen Wood went there with Stanley in 1988 and recorded an interview with him describing his memories of this special place. In this podcast, Mark Stephen and Helen Needham go in search of the Old Lumphanan Road with the archive of Stanley in their ears, offering a fascinating insight into the culture and beliefs of him and his people and a way of life that no longer exists in this part of the world.
Previous episodes
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1076 - Walking the Old Lumphanan Road with the Late Stanley RobertsonWed, 17 Apr 2024
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1075 - Plants with Purpose, Pitlochry Paths and a Biomaterial DressSat, 13 Apr 2024
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1074 - Former paratrooper Chris Lewis is walking the coastline of the UK. Mark Stephen meets up with him in north east ScotlandWed, 03 Mar 2021
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1073 - An electrical wizard, the airships of north east Scotland and the ice mushrooms of PatagoniaSat, 27 Feb 2021
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1072 - Mark and Euan meet David Balharry, Chief Executive of the John Muir Trust to discuss the trust, his career and ice mushroomsWed, 24 Feb 2021
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1071 - Sea Shanties a Hip-hop Crofter and moreSat, 20 Feb 2021
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1070 - Mark Stephen meets gaelic poet, musician, crofter and hip hop producer, Griogair Labhruidh in North BallachulishWed, 17 Feb 2021
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1069 - Celebrating Snow - Flakes, Skiing and Crunching.Sat, 13 Feb 2021
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1068 - The Importance of Connecting to the Land for Refugees - A Conversation with Professor Alison PhippsWed, 10 Feb 2021
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1067 - The history of the humble neep, the roaring game and the iron age forts of Angus known as the cathertunsSat, 06 Feb 2021
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1066 - Writer and Illustrator Jackie Morris shares some of her favourite Birds and Beasts from The Lost Spells and Beyond.Wed, 03 Feb 2021
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1065 - The Urban Birder, Callendar Park and Bird Table EtiquetteSat, 30 Jan 2021
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1064 - A Big Garden Birdwatch Special from Mark Stephen's Bird Feeders.Wed, 27 Jan 2021
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1063 - Mark and Euan celebrate Robert Burns through poetry and song and visit his local drinking den, The Globe Inn in DumfriesSat, 23 Jan 2021
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1062 - A Robert Burns Special with Valentina BoldWed, 20 Jan 2021
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1061 - Salt, Wassailing and More Doric PoetrySat, 16 Jan 2021
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1060 - Naturalist Roy Dennis on a lifetime dedicated to conservation.Wed, 13 Jan 2021
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1059 - Ice, Wanderings, a Submarine Tale and Playing OutsideSat, 09 Jan 2021
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1058 - A Journey in Sound with Jez Riley French - Part 2. Cable cars, swans on ice and the sound between buildings in Japan.Wed, 06 Jan 2021
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1057 - Favourite podcast moments of 2020 including Frank Gardner and Karine Polwart, stone circles and some Shetland mythologySat, 02 Jan 2021
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1056 - Boxing Day Out of DoorsSat, 26 Dec 2020
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1055 - A Journey in Sound with Jez Riley French - Part 1.Wed, 23 Dec 2020
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1054 - Birds, Books and MyrrhSat, 19 Dec 2020
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1053 - Chris Packham and Megan McCubbin on their passion for wildlife and the natural environment.Wed, 16 Dec 2020
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1052 - A fungi foray at Arbroath, a special rowan tree near Moffat and the origins of frankincenseSat, 12 Dec 2020
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1051 - Long Distance Walking, Homelessness and the Power of Nature with Raynor Winn.Wed, 09 Dec 2020
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1050 - Cold Water, Gold and Dr Valentina BoldSat, 05 Dec 2020
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1049 - Slavery Derived Wealth and Land Ownership in the Highlands and IslandsWed, 02 Dec 2020
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1048 - LIfe on the island of Rum, mountaineering legend Hamish MacInnes and the beauty of Forvie nature reserveSat, 28 Nov 2020
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1047 - Winter Woolies with Louise Scollay. A Guide to Scottish Wool - from Sheep to Shawl.Wed, 25 Nov 2020
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1046 - A secret bothy, creatures that glow in the dark and the wayfaring treeSat, 21 Nov 2020
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1045 - The Living Mountain with Jenny Sturgeon - Nan Shepherd's masterpiece and Jenny's new album inspired by it.Wed, 18 Nov 2020
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1044 - Urban Wildlife, Freedom Lands and MeteorsSat, 14 Nov 2020
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1043 - Photographer Colin Prior on the Fragile World of Birds' EggsWed, 11 Nov 2020
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1042 - Mark and Euan explore the darkness and hibernation, galoshans and hurchinsSat, 07 Nov 2020
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1041 - Mark Stephen speaks to writer and broadcaster Lesley Riddoch about her latest book, Huts - A Place BeyondWed, 04 Nov 2020
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1040 - A Halloween or Samhain special with history and many a spooky tale to send shivers up your spine.Sat, 31 Oct 2020
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1039 - Urban Witch and academic, Alice Tarbuck, shares her approach to magic through connecting to the natural world and folklore.Wed, 28 Oct 2020
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1038 - The Joys of WinterSat, 24 Oct 2020
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1037 - Day 6 - The West Highland Way at 40 - Mark Stephen walks Scotland's first long distance trail in its 40th yearWed, 21 Oct 2020
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1036 - Day 5 - The West Highland Way at 40 - Mark Stephen walks Scotland's first long distance trail in its 40th yearMon, 19 Oct 2020
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1035 - Mark Stephen meets broadcaster, singer songwriter and outdoorsman, Jimmie MacgregorSat, 17 Oct 2020
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1034 - Day 4 - The West Highland Way at 40 - Mark Stephen walks Scotland's first long distance trail in its 40th year.Wed, 14 Oct 2020
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1033 - Day 3 - The West Highland Way at 40 - Mark Stephen walks Scotland's first long distance trail in its 40th year.Mon, 12 Oct 2020
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1032 - Day 2 - The West Highland Way at 40 - Mark Stephen walks Scotland's first long distance trail in its 40th year.Sat, 10 Oct 2020
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1031 - Day 1 - The West Highland Way at 40 - Mark Stephen walks Scotland's first long distance trail in its 40th year.Wed, 07 Oct 2020
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1030 - The Bass Rock: Gannets, Geese and a Chatty JackdawSat, 03 Oct 2020
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1029 - Island Dreaming - exploring the allure or otherwise of islands around the world with author Gavin Francis.Wed, 30 Sep 2020
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1028 - St Cuthbert's WaySat, 26 Sep 2020
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1027 - The benefits of the outdoors for those living with dementia, outdoor yoga and the nostalgic sound of a threshing millSat, 19 Sep 2020
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