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Thomas Macrae.

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

Cask and Still | News | Whisky
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

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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’

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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’

News | Wildlife & Conservation
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

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‘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’

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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...

Nicholson's Whisky Showcase takes place this month

A celebration of Robert Burns with whisky and fine food

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Eight pubs in Edinburgh and another in Glasgow are getting ready to take part in a celebration of whisky. Launching on 15 January, Nicholson’s will...
Celtic Connections is marking 25 glorious years

Celtic Connections hits its silver anniversary with a host of stars

Music | News
Britain's biggest winter music festival of its kind is being held in Glasgow - and it's just under a fortnight away. Celtic Connections celebrates its...
Rabbie, the musical on the life of Robert Burns

Robert Burns musical is coming to Edinburgh theatre

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A musical celebrating the life of Scotland's national bard is coming to Edinburgh. Fresh from a record run in the 2017 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Captivate...
The weather vane is back on top of Selkirk's Sir Walter Scott Courthouse

Restoring the past at Sir Walter Scott’s old stamping ground

News | Scotland
Repairs to an iconic Scottish building are continuing, following the re-installation of its weather vane. The refurbishment of the iconic Sir Walter Scott Courthouse steeple...
Calum Richardson, chef/owner of The Bay Fish & Chips in Stonehaven

Award-winning Scots chef looks to pass on his knowledge

Food and Drink | News
An award-winning Scottish chef is hoping to help secure a future in the culinary industry for a youngster. Calum Richardson is mentoring Stonehaven's Mackie Academy...
Surfing the line (Photo: Hello Emotion)

International adventure film festival’s world tour comes to Scotland

News | Outdoors
A series of brand new adventure films from the world's top explorers are coming to Scotland this month. The 2018 UK and Ireland Banff Mountain...
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