This months show includes an interview with Colin Prior about his new book The World's Wild Places, John Manning chats to two Triple Crowners at a wedding, there's a question over the closure of Scotland's Bothies, Mike Harding is once again wet through and Cameron McNeish records a tribute to the well know poet and passionate Cairngorm lover Syd Scroggie.

Simon Willis heads a long way north to sample the supreme Sea Kayak area on the Isle of Barra. He interviews Chris Denehy who runs Clearwater Paddling and they discuss the attractions and what to look out for in this unspoilt part of the UK.

Andy Howell invites guest Shirley Worral to chat about her recent trip to the Pyrenees and looks at the books and maps she used to plan her trip. Full of information and useful hints and tips to give you an idea for your next big trip!

Andy Howell takes the Outdoors Channel seat to start the first in a series of book club podcasts, where we discuss books which concentrate on the outdoors. Here we intend to chat to authors, publishers and readers. In this first program Andy finds out what its like to live the life of a guide book writer in great detail, with the well known author Kev Reynolds.

At my recent September visit to The Good Tent Show in Rugby, a small select little gathering of tent manufacturers, I managed to have a chat about the forthcoming 2007 products with both Andrew Nicolson from Jack Wolfskin and Chris Davidson from Vaude. Plus there's a bit of music to help you start the day.

An interesting show with interviews with Roger Smith about the forthcoming TGO Challenge, Nick Kempe on his new book Hostile Habitats and Dick Balharry regarding the objection to the ever growing commercial windfarms. Plus Mike Harding shares with us the summer weather conditions in Ireland, which was wet apparently! Shame

Cameron McNeish takes us on an extended journey climbing Mount Ararat with KE Adventure Travel and shares his experience and those of his fellow climbers, all of whom are doing it for very different reasons.

John Manning and Chris Townsend report from the Outdoors trade show in Freidrichscafen with news of some sensational ultralight developments; Alpine expert Kev Reynolds fills in some of the background to the art of guidebook writing; mountaineer Alan Hinkes talks about life after the world’s eight thousand metre peaks and Judy Armstrong talks about gear, from a female perspective.

Interviews with Chris Townsend about the mystery of Soft Shells, Pauline Sanderson discusses the Everest fatality, Dennis Gray on his new rock career and Jim Perrin takes us to a dark place! For more information see August 2006 TGO magazine.

The last in the series of interviews from the 2006 Trade Fairt at Harrogate, where we chat to Rob Stonehouse from Ardblair, who import the Golite range of products and look at the new innovations in rucksacks and clothing. Plus we chat to Yorkim Gramik from Primus about the new titanium stoves and heat exchanger pots which will fit any cooker!