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Thomas Macrae.

Life With Isle of Harris Distillery: ‘The Hearach is special, it has done so much for the island’

Isle of Harris distiller Thomas Macrae talks to us about his earliest memories of whisky and why The Hearach is so special to islanders. And...
Dr Max Coleman and Emma Beckinsale (RBGE), plant one of the two new wych elm saplings. This sapling was recovered from the site of the Beauly Wych Elm after the tree fell early last year and is thought to have come from the ancient tree.

The Beauly Elm: New life at the site of ‘Europe’s oldest’ wych elm

For more than 800 years it stood in the Highland village of Beauly until last year when it succumbed to Dutch elm disease and fell...
Ewan McCuish.

Life With a skipper: ‘I’ll never tire of the stunning surroundings we are blessed with’

Ewan McCuish, Master on MV Coruisk, talks to us about life on the water, Scotland's beauty, and how he fell in love with the sea. ...
Jane Dodd during an interview about flapper skate for Countryfile with Hamza Yassin.

Life With NatureScot: ‘The only way we are going to counter climate change is by working together’

Operations Officers Jane Dodd on the marine life around Arygll, her work with the flapper skates and the impact of climate change on our seas....
Credit: Rachel Bolton.

Faces of Edinburgh: We find out what people love about the Scottish capital

‘This is a city of shifting light, of changing skies, of sudden vistas. A city so beautiful it breaks the heart again and again,’ Alexander...
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Life With a horologist: ‘In watchmaking you can’t cut corners or learn things overnight, it takes time’

Laings watchmaker Annika Leppala on following in her grandfather's footsteps as a horologist, learning the art of patience in a world full of immediacy and...

Dave Johnston, Head Chef at Innis & Gunn Beer Kitchen, Edinburgh tucks into Rabbie’s Haggis Afternoon Tea

A haggis treat with a real difference for Burns Night

A unique Scottish culinary experience has been launched by a Scottish haggis manufacturer and beer and restaurant chain. Macsween is extending its Burns celebrations this...
Kosmos are Harriet MacKenzie (violin), Meg Hamilton (viola), Milos Milivojevic (accordion).

Get tuned in to see talented young trio performing in Argyll

Music lovers are running out of time if they want to see the electrifying Kosmos Concert. Time is running out to bag tickets for the...
Edinburgh's Princes Street Gardens  at Christmas (Photo: Iain Cameron)

Festive season was a real cracker in Edinburgh – and the figures prove it

Edinburgh’s Christmas celebration was its biggest ever season with a huge 13% increase in ticket sales. Last year marked the fifth year of Underbelly producing...
A work by Scots artist Robert Colquhoun will be on show

A Picasso and school pupils’ art will all be under the one roof

The creative work of Advanced Higher Art and Design students is to go on show at an arts centre. The work of pupils from Dumfries...
Raemoir was the venue for the cakes and flowers photoshoot

Aberdeenshire house looks stunning as businesses come together

An Aberdeenshire house was the star of an amazing photoshoot. Raemoir House, in Banchory, which is magnificent in stature yet welcoming in atmosphere, was the...
The first Fife Whisky Festival is coming in March

Fife gets ready to host its inaugural festival of whisky

The first Fife Whisky Festival will take place in the heart of Fife. Running on Saturday, 10 March, at The Corn Exchange, Cupar, visitors can...