Scottish Field

Scottish Field's weekly podcast goes inside our own website this week, as well as highlighting a fascinating new podcast series.

Website editor Kenny Smith chats about what goes into the making of our site, and how it reflects the magazine, as we have sections covering homes and gardens, food and drink, the outdoors, travel, culture, fashion and beauty, and living, as well as other sections, such as for competitions and subscriptions.

Our guest this week is Col Gordon, who is set to present a new podcast, Landed - a personal exploration of land ownership and colonial legacy, from the point of view of a Scottish farmer’s son as he returns home to his family farm.

Launching on 29 June, Landed, by Farmerama Radio is produced by Katie Revell and Col, a 34-year-old baker and seed researcher who grew up on a 270 acre livestock farm in the Highlands - an area known to have the highest concentration of land ownership in Western Europe.

For more details, you can also visit www.farmerama.co

In our 13th edition of the Scottish Field podcast, Morag Bootland has a chat with actress Kate Dickie. She is known for her television roles as Lex in the BBC series Tinsel Town and Lysa Arryn in the cult series Game of Thrones.

More of this interview appears in the July issue of Scottish Field, which is in shops now.

And later, Simon Welfare discusses his new book Fortune's Many Houses, a unique and fascinating look at Victorian society through the remarkable lives of an enlightened and philanthropic aristocratic couple, the Marquess and Marchioness of Aberdeen. They tried to change the world for the better but paid a heavy price. This is a true tale of love and loss, fortune and misfortune.

This week, we're joined by Scottish Field's Morag Bootland to chat about our July issue, which is out this week.

We discuss Olive, Mabel and Me, our lead feature this month, which highlights the book looking at the pet dogs of TV sports commentator Andrew Cotter.

We also enjoy some of the fantastic food on offer in Edinburgh as brunch has become the new thing post-lockdown, and as well as learning about Scotland's ice age survivor, the Ferox Trout.

Our second guest Peter Wohlleben joins us from his home in Germany as the bestselling author of The Hidden Life of Trees, has written a new book, Heartbeat of Trees.

Drawing on new scientific discoveries, The Heartbeat of Trees reveals the profound interactions humans can have with nature, exploring the language of the forest, the consciousness of plants, and the eroding boundary between flora and fauna.

Peter's book is receiving a virtual launch in association with the Royal Botanic Gardens in Edinburgh and Portobello Bookshop. This is the UK launch event and will take place on Thursday 10 June at 7pm when he will be in conversation with David Knott and Vicky Allan.

You can find out more from at https://theportobellobookshop.com/event/the-heartbeat-of-trees/

Scottish Field's weekly podcast returns with its eleventh edition.

This week, we're joined by Fiona Armstrong, one of Scottish Field's regular columnists, who is also the wife of a Scots clan chief.

And later Professor Jeffrey Sharkey, the principal of the Royal Conservatoire of Glasgow, to tells us how they are continuing to produce the next generation of actors, musicians, dancers, film makers and more. You can find out more from at www.rcs.ac.uk

We also have two special subscription offers. You can subscribe to the print magazine for £10.69 per quarter, saving 25% on the cover price or the magazine.

Or, for just £50 you get a three-year digital subscription and a free bottle of Arran Malt while stocks last. If you enter the code Maclean, £10 will be donated to the Duart Castle roof restoration appeal for each subscription purchased. Scottish Field is proudly supporting this year's Maclean Gathering, normally held on the Isle of Mull. To register to attend for FREE, which open online on Tuesday June 8, visit www.macleangatherings.com

Just visit www.scottishfield.co.uk/subscriptions 

In the tenth Scottish Field podcast, we're heading to the east coast.

This week, we're joined by Rosie Morton, the chief sub-editor at Scottish Field, to tell us about her recent trip when she went foraging for seaweed with East Neuk Seaweed's Jayson Byles in Fife.

You can read all about it in the current edition of the magazine, and find out more about Anstruther-based East Neuk Seaweed at www.eastneukseaweed.com

And also joining us is Alison Elliott, the manager of Murton Farm, Tearoom and Nature Reserve, and chair of the Angus Tourism Cooperative 

From vast sandy beaches to historic Pictish stones, Arbroath Smokies to wildlife hot spots like Montrose Basin, Visit Angus has today launched the Insider’s Guide to Angus – 100 Unmissable Experiences, shining a light on the vast range of attractions Angus has to offer.

You can find out more from at www.visitangus.com/insiders-guide

The ninth episode of the Scottish Field podcast brings you more exclusive interviews and chat.

This week you can find out about the Scottish Field whisky challenge and how to join us for the awards night, as well as how to take advantage of a special offer to subscribe to our digital edition - AND get a free book.

John Boyle, Scottish Field's man for all things whisky, spirits and drink, joins us to chat about the whisky challenge and tells us how YOU could be there when the winners are revealed (and you can join us by clicking HERE). 

He also tells us about the Cask & Still app, which is the perfect companion for any trip to Scotland, and you can download it HERE for Android from the Google Play store, or HERE for the Apple app store.

Later, popping in will be Elizabeth Newman, Pitlochry Festival Theatre’s artistic director, who will be telling us about their events over the summer months. 

It's all in this week's episode!

The June edition of Scottish Field is now available in shops and to order online, and this week, we're joined for the very first time on the podcast by the man responsible for ensuring that we have a magazine to read each month, our editor, Richard Bath. Also popping in is Gordon Bruce, the Knockdhu Distillery manager, who is also the host of a new monthly podcast series from anCnoc whisky. 

Scottish Field talks Bond, James Bond, with actor Sam Heughan in this week's podcast.

We present the final excerpt from Rosie Morton's exclusive chat with the Outlander star, which is in our May 2021 edition which is still in shops and available to buy digitally online.

Sam has been tipped to take over the dinner suit and Aston Martin from Daniel Craig, by playing 007, and he reveals his favourite actor to play the part, and comment on rumours linking him with the world-famous role.

Our second guest this is Fiona MacKinnon, from the Perthshire Festival of the Arts.

Each May, the festival becomes a highlight in Scotland’s cultural calendar. With performances in Perth Theatre, Perth Concert Hall and other venues, the Festival features the best in classical music, opera, theatre, rock, folk, jazz, comedy, literature and visual art.

This year's event is taking place virtually, from May 20-29. You can find out more at www.perthfestival.co.uk

We head to Orkney to meet Scottish Field's wildlife writer Cal Flyn, we have another excerpt from Rosie Morton's exclusive chat with Outlander star Sam Heughan, which is in our latest edition that's still in shops, as well as meeting book publisher Kay Hutchison. And we'll have a some brief clips of Scots actors Bill Paterson and the late, great John Sessions too!

We also have very a special subscription offer, which is valid until the end of May 2021. For just £50 you get a three-year digital subscription and a free hardback copy of Sam Heughan’s book Clanlands (worth £20), while stocks last.

To subscribe and access this very special offer, visit https://www.mymagazinesub.co.uk/scottish-field/promo/clubsub01

This week, we get green fingers as we speak with Scottish Field's garden writer Antoinette Galbraith, we have more of Rosie Morton's exclusive chat with Sam, as well as meeting Brian Cunningham, who is not only the head gardener at Scone Palace, but is one of the presenters on BBC Scotland's Beechgrove.

This week's episode also features a special offer where, until the end of May 2021 we are offering a very special subscription deal on Scottish Field, Scotland's finest monthly lifestyle magazine. For just £50 you get a three-year digital subscription and a free hardback copy of Outlander star Sam Heughan’s book Clanlands (worth £20), while stocks last. Our current issue features an exclusive eight-page interview with Sam, as well as in-depth and lavishly illustrated features on Scottish life and heritage from the nation’s finest writers and photographers. To subscribe and access this very special offer, visit https://www.mymagazinesub.co.uk/scottish-field/promo/clubsub01