Beyond Borders Scotland Podcast

Listen as former First Minister of Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon talks to Sigrid Van Aken, CEO the Postcode Lottery Group, about it's remarkable rise to become the world’s third biggest philanthropic funder of good causes and Chris Lockyear, the Médecins Sans Frontières Supremo, as he reveals the truth about the humanitarian crisis in Sudan, Gaza and beyond. Together they consider the impact of recent US and UK aid cuts and what we can all do to help relieve the suffering of civilians as well as to build a more peaceful, vibrant and less afflicted world.   

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Nicola Sturgeon

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Listen as Former First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, lifts the lid on her remarkable life as one of Scotland’s leading politicians in the 21st century as she recounts her journey from working-class Ayrshire to Bute House, in her candid memoir, Frankly.

Nicola Sturgeon

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(2025) Frankly (Pan Macmillan) at:

Listen to legendary literary agent, Clare Conville, as she talks to novelist and journalist, Phoebe Greenwood, about her recent novel, Vulture, a fast pace, darkly funny heart wrenching satire that tears through the guts of the war-news industry. 

Phoebe Greenwood

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(2025) Vulture (Europa Editions UK) at:

https://cwagency.co.uk/agent/clare-conville

Audio Editor: Aedan Wilson

Join Field Marshall Lord Richards as he talks to military historian Hew Strahan his book ‘Retreat from Strategy’, the recent UK Defence Review, the conflict in Ukraine, and success of British and western military interventions in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya and Syria, since his own victorious one into Sierre Leone in 2000.

Field Marshall Lord Richards

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David Richards, Julian Lindley-French (2024) The Retreat from Strategy (Hurst) at:

Introducing Sam Dalrymple as he discusses his stellar new work, Shattered Lands: Five Partitions and the Making of Modern Asia, and new approaches to historical scholarship with Empire Podcast co-host, William Dalrymple, and Moin Mir, asking the questions. 

Sam Dalrymple

More From Sam Dalrymple:

(2025) Shattered Lands: Five Partitions and the Making of Modern Asia (HarperCollins India) at:

Empire Podcast at: 

Moin Mir's website at:

Join Jeremy Corbyn MP as he talks about his extraordinary life as the most independent MP in the House of Commons and his ground breaking initiative to co-create a new party for the Left called Your Party. Oscar Guardiola Rivera explores why he continues to capture the imagination of young people as two local students, Ella Newton and Duncan Peppe, ask searching questions about his career and the future of British politics.

Jeremy Corbyn MP

(2024) Under the World. Book Two of The Night of the World Trilogy (Fiction, Poetry, The 87 Press) at https:

(2020) Way Out World. Book One of The Night of the World Trilogy (Fiction, Poetry, The 87 Press) at https:

(2019) A Defence of Armed/Art Struggle (UTadeo) at https:

(2013/4) Story of a Death Foretold. The CIA, Pinochet and the Coup Against Salvador Allende, 11 September 1973 (Bloomsbury) at https:

(2010) What If Latin America Ruled the World? How the South Will Take the North to the 22nd Century (Bloomsbury) at https:

Peebles High School student Beth Lapsley cross examines Former First Minister of Scotland, Lord Jack McConnell, and Martin Griffiths, former UN Under Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, about their latest ventures to help save the world from further conflict and chaos. Mark Muller KC introduces the session. 

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Audio Editor: Aedan Wilson

Catherine Maxwell Stuart introduces Professor Murray Pittock who paints a fascinating picture of John Buchan, author of The Thirty-Nine Steps, and a Scot who wasn’t just a literary legend, but a man who was well ahead of his time on issues that still resonate today from Scottish nationalism to the rights of indigenous peoples. Geoffrey Baskerville asks the questions.

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More from Murray Pittock: https://murraypittock.com/ 

Audio Editor: Aedan Wilson

Listen to former First Minister, Humza Yousaf, in a dialogue about the future of Gaza and Palestine with current Palestine Ambassador, Husam Zomlot, who joins from the region, along with veteran Palestinian diplomat, Afif Safieh, and William Dalrymple, who explains why Britain bears a particular historic responsibility towards it.

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This session is delivered in partnership with the Britain Palestine Project: https://britainpalestineproject.org

Beyond Borders Scotland: https://www.beyondbordersscotland.com

Hear more from William Dalrymple: https://open.spotify.com/show/0sBh58hSTReUQiK4axYUVx?si=a2747800feba4f53

Audio Editor: Aedan Wilson

In this unique episode of the Beyond Borders Scotland Podcast, we bring you a compelling conversation with two former UN envoys, Staffan de Mistura and Stephanie Williams.

Hosted by Duncan Peppe, a student from Peebles High School, this episode marks the first ever youth led podcast recorded at the Beyond Borders International Festival in 2024. From the journey to peace negotiations to the personal toll of conflict resolution, this intergenerational dialogue offers rare insight into the human side of diplomacy,  all through the eyes of a young and curious host.

This episode is part of the Beyond Borders Youth Podcast Series, amplifying young voices in dialogue with global leaders and changemakers.

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Beyond Borders Scotland: https://www.beyondbordersscotland.com/

Beyond Borders International Festival: https://www.bbintfest.com/