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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....
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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...

Glasgow’s sense of fun inspires new gin

A new gin echoing Glasgow's sense of humour has been launched. Gleann Mόr Spirits has launched Glasgow Gin – the second expression in its geographical...

Read all about it no matter where you are in the world

Book Week Scotland is launching its first-ever Virtual Festival so bookworms across the country can join in with events, no matter where they are. Taking...

Scotland rugby star and award-winning author headline charity fundraiser

Scottish Rugby’s points-record holder Chris Paterson MBE and award-winning author Alexander McCall Smith CBE have joined forces ahead of the Eric Liddell Centre’s inaugural fundraising...

New peated single malt expression from GlenDronach

The GlenDronach Distillery has launched a single malt expression that has finished ageing in port pipes from Portugal's Douro Valley. The GlenDronach Peated Port Wood...

Swinney should apologise for LBTT say property experts

Property experts are calling for the Deputy First Minister to apologise for mistakes made in the introduction of the new stamp duty tax in the...
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Charity auction to help end homelessness in Scotland

A unique collaboration of artists, designers and Scottish businesses are to help end homelessness in Scotland. BoConcept Scotland are proud to host a unique ‘Sit...