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Love Scotland

Love Scotland is a podcast series from the National Trust for Scotland - and we're now on our sixth season! Hosted by TV star, expert broadcaster and National Trust for Scotland president Jackie Bird,... Read more

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Scotland’s plague: 300 years of disease

Scotland’s plague: 300 years of disease

In 2020, as the Covid-19 pandemic began, many people looked back to the influenza epidemic of 1918 for historical contex... Read more

4 Aug 2023

40mins

Ranked #2

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A beginner’s guide to Scottish hillwalking

A beginner’s guide to Scottish hillwalking

On a drizzly summer’s day, Jackie heads out to Ben Lomond to meet two people who feel at home in the hills. First, Jacki... Read more

28 Jul 2023

31mins

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Avian flu: a report from the front line

Avian flu: a report from the front line

Following last year’s episode investigating the 2022 outbreak of avian flu among Scottish seabird colonies, Jackie retur... Read more

26 Jul 2023

20mins

Ranked #4

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What really killed Robert Burns?

What really killed Robert Burns?

An icon of Scottish culture, Robert Burns is best known for his beautiful, moving, and humorous poetry. Born in 1759, he... Read more

21 Jul 2023

33mins

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My life as a ranger on Scotland’s remote isles

My life as a ranger on Scotland’s remote isles

Jackie is joined by Jonathan Grant, who after 13 years is about to retire as a ranger on three Hebridean islands. Earlie... Read more

14 Jul 2023

27mins

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Riches to rags: The legacy of Lady Aberdeen

Riches to rags: The legacy of Lady Aberdeen

In this week’s episode, Jackie follows the story of Lady Aberdeen – a woman born into wealth who became a lifelong socia... Read more

7 Jul 2023

35mins

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James VI: the childhood years

James VI: the childhood years

This week, Jackie is at Falkland Palace to learn more about the early years of James VI, one of the most influential mon... Read more

30 Jun 2023

36mins

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Sir Henry Raeburn: the story behind Scotland's most famous painter

Sir Henry Raeburn: the story behind Scotland's most famous painter

This week, Jackie’s in Edinburgh to find about one of the city’s leading lights of the enlightenment era: Sir Henry Raeb... Read more

23 Jun 2023

34mins

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Diana Gabaldon: Inside the story of Outlander

Diana Gabaldon: Inside the story of Outlander

As a new season of Love Scotland begins, host Jackie Bird is joined by Outlander author Diana Gabaldon to discuss her be... Read more

16 Jun 2023

41mins

Ranked #10

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Season 6 trailer

Season 6 trailer

9 Jun 2023

1min

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