Trying to catch up with a legend like Dolina Maclennan is not easy.  Especially when the afore-mentioned actor is busy travelling hundreds of miles with a new stage production that entails a powerful evening of song, music and story with Dolina jointly narrating the story with writer Donald S Murray.  The music is performed by […]

In 2018, the much- loved Leanchoil Maternity Hospital near Forres in Morayshire, was closed, due to staffing difficulties. But now a historic community asset transfer, by NHS Grampian, is about to be finalised and will lead to a refurbish and a re-purpose of the Hospital on the nine- acre site, for the community.   Marianne Nicolson, […]

Norman and Robina Fiddes are twa busy fowk tae say the least. Norman is a fourth generation Aiberdeenshire  fairmer faa breeds pedigree Heilan cattle and Robina rins the Gordon School o Dancin in Montrose – fit his jist celebrated it’s 60th anniversary. Bit that’s nae aa! They hiv a ground-care company and a storage an […]

In this special Episode, Willie Johnston is spikin tae the  new writers faa are the recipients o the annual awards fae the Scottish Book Trust.  Frieda Morrison looks oer the sna laden landscape at the Culloden Battlefield in the company o Valerie Whistler and Philip Nicol, fa are part o the team lookin efter the […]

STORMS AN PLYTERS. Wiv hid high weens an sna storms, followed bi stormy rain plumps, floods an plyters. Bit the licht is changing! In this episode wi hear the story ahin the re-masterin o a CD o Burns songs, sung bi Andy M.Stewart. Aboyne fairmer, David Winton tells us aboot foo he an faimley are […]

Welcome to this Scots Radio Special Feature. I’m Frieda Morrison and a wee while ago, me an oor very talented soon sorter, fa guides us through the wiggley waves – Richie Werner – were presented wi a gem o a new album.  It’s caad the ‘Songs o Robert Burns – bi Andy M.Stewart’.  As a […]

Inspire | Happy New Year! A programme set tae inspire ye.  It’s yir ain choice, bit faan ye hear fit fowk are daein ye micht wint tae jine in.  Wir at the ‘Far North Retreats’ wi Abbey Arkotka and Fin Moor. Inside the Belmont Cinema wi CEO Matt Buchannan.  Searchin for the licht in Dumfires […]

CHRISTMAS CRACKER An if iver ye winted tae jump-start  yir Christmas spirit, yiv come tae the richt place.  In this episode oor special guest is Fiona J Mackenzie – fa his jist been counted amung ‘the List’s Top 100 Arts & Culture contributors in Scotland for  2025’.  We will be spikkin aboot her new book […]

SCOTS IN EDUCATION: THE BOOK O KELLS AN THE STORY O THE SHIP THE LISBON MARU Wir celebratin the Scots Language in Education at a Landmark event, in recognition o Scots as an official language, on a par with Gaelic an English.  Time tae set oot the plans for the future. Wir at the Wigton Book Festival hearin aboot the Book o Kells. And as the Nation commemorates and remembers its war […]

Scots language Awards an Banff Academy Book. The line up in this episode includes a visit tae the Scots Language Awards in Dundee. An spikkin wi some o the fowk involved – Sheena Wellington – Ellie Beaton an Taylor Dyson. An oor special guest is een o the winners – Clare Yuille, fae the Braw […]