The BBC's Scottish news podcast, hosted by Martin Geissler. Conversation with trusted journalists and experts about the country's biggest stories.
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A topical guide to life in the Scottish outdoors.
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Tom English and Andy Burke with all the news, analysis and interviews on what's happening in the World of Scottish rugby
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Scottish football gets a kicking from BBC Radio Scotland’s Off the Ball, presented by Stuart Cosgrove and Tam Cowan.
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From transfer windows to formations, from man-management to getting the sack. Craig Levein and Amy Irons explore what it takes to survive as a football manager.
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The latest talking points in the national game with the BBC Scottish Football Podcast. Breaking news, views and analysis
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Topical comedy panel show takes a satirical view of the week's headlines.
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In 2021, Davie Donaldson sought to solve the long-standing mystery of the Unknown Bairn, a young boy whose body washed up on a Scottish beach and was never claimed. Since that time, a number of Scottish Travellers have contacted him with stories of children being forcibly removed from their families. This becomes the catalyst for Davie's investigation into why this happened and whether it was sanctioned by the church and state. Along the way, the mystery that began it all re-enters Davies' l ...
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Martin Geissler investigates Vladimir Romanov's rise from Soviet submarine cook to millionaire football club owner and fugitive in a gripping tale of ambition, power and chaos.
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Pennie Latin explores the science behind our everyday experiences and speaks to key scientists working in Scotland.
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A da Vinci painting is stolen in a daring heist at a Scottish castle. This is the incredible inside story of Britain’s biggest art theft and the search for a stolen masterpiece.
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A missing British tourist, a US-wide manhunt and the untold story of how a local celebrity became an international fugitive after his dark past begins to catch up with him.
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Join Edi for the interview series which often treads where others wouldn't dare!
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Susan Morrison explores the rich and sometimes murky depths of Scotland's past.
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A weekly round-up of GMS’s Saturday Edition.
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BBC Sport's Tom English interviews key figures in sport.
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The naked body of a young woman is found in isolated woods. Police never catch her killer. Journalist Sam Poling's investigation takes her into a dark and unsettling world of sex, rape, lies and murder. And it leads her to confront the man she believes is the prime suspect. From BBC Scotland, Who Killed Emma? Is an eight-part podcast that forensically takes apart the police investigation into Emma's murder and unravels the impact of a series of coincidences and missed opportunities until a c ...
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Ricky Ross in conversation with some of our most admired songwriters and musicians.
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The making of Classic Scottish pop and rock albums with musician Davie Scott.
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Word Up! introduces listeners to Scotland in all its diverse and multifaceted glory. Across the series, you'll hear the voices of trailblazers, unsung heroes and much more.
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Politics chat with the latest goings on at Holyrood and Westminster through the eyes of BBC Scotland journalists.
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Tunes into current film, TV, arts, theatre and music across Scotland.
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Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode guide us through the expanding universe of the moving image revealing fascinating links and hidden gems from cinema and TV to streaming and beyond.
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Extraordinary courtroom access takes listeners uniquely inside real-life unfolding murder trials. Journalist Jane MacSorley and advocate Thomas Ross KC unpack each days events.
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The tastiest podcast around, Tam Cowan chats his way round Scotland discovering the people and foods that have turned the country into a proud food nation.
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John joined parents Richard and Suzanne Innes on the Kaye Adams Show to raise awareness about Huntington’s disease and the options available for couples who would like to start a family.
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Helping you get the best from Scotland's wonderful natural larder with weekly recipes, reviews, tips and delicious ideas from some of Scotland's top chefs!
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Journalist Audrey Gillan digs back into the story of the Bible John murders, this time exploring the lives of the three victims, and uncovers a whole other story that she and everyone else had missed completely.
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From the 16th to the early 18th centuries, witch hunts took place in Scotland. In this podcast series Susan Morrison, along with Dr Louise Yeoman and a team of expert historians, explores how events aligned to allow this to happen. How did it get to the stage where many innocent people, mostly women, were executed for imaginary crimes
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A behind the scenes look at the investigation into the Alistair Wilson murder, one of Scotland’s most baffling unsolved cases. Presented by Fiona Walker.
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Clever About Cash offers practical advice on how to navigate the challenging area of personal finance. Kim McAllister and Eileen Adamson talk to experts who suggest tips which can make a real difference to your bank balance. Whatever your financial situation, this is the show to help you make the most of what you've got and learn how to make some more.
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Janice Forysth with news and reviews of the latest movie releases, interviews with the stars and directors of the moment and what to look out for in new DVD releases. Plus updates and features on what's happening in the world of film around Scotland.
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Radio people tell their stories - in their own words - alone.
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Listen to selected highlights from the Today programme.
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The Black Museum was a 1951 radio crime drama program independently produced by Harry Alan Towers and based on real-life cases from the files of Scotland Yard’s Black Museum. Ira Marion was the scriptwriter, and music for the series was composed and conducted by Sidney Torch. Although often mistakenly cited as being produced for the BBC, the series was produced and syndicated commercially by Towers throughout the English speaking world.
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Welcome to the LabourTALK Podcast. This podcast is produced by Glasgow Pollok Constituency Labour Party (CLP) member John Beattie. Subscribe for interviews from various Labour Party personnel discussing the current and relevant political issues from all levels of governance, including Local Authority, Scottish Parliament and Westminster. This is not an official Labour Party podcast. It is produced by Labour Party members to put forward progressive ideas and promote Labour Party policy, value ...
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George O'Neill speaks to Tom English and Colin Gregor with the latest news from the Lions tour of Australia and Scotland's summer test against Samoa.By BBC Radio Scotland
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Euro reaction as Hibs draw in Denmark & Dundee Utd beat Strassen
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24:06Post-match reaction as Hibernian draw 1-1 away v FC Midtjylland. Dundee Utd defeat UNA Strassen 1-0 at Tannadice.By BBC Radio Scotland
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Trump visit, Green ‘civil war’ and Finnie
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32:17As Donald Trump lands in Scotland to visit his golf resorts at Turnberry and Menie, Laura is joined by Phil Sim and David Wallace Lockhart to unpick the politics of the US president's trip here. David gives us the details of a 'civil war' he's been reporting on inside the Scottish Greens. And as the Commonwealth Games unveils Finnie as its mascot f…
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Reaction and analysis as Hearts move into the last 16 of the League Cup on maximum pointsBy BBC Radio Scotland
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The Whithorn Way - Part 5 - Ayr to Girvan
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29:36The Whithorn Way follows an ancient pilgrim route from Glasgow to Whithorn in Dumfries and Galloway. In this episode, Mark and Rachel begin at Crossraguel Abbey at Maybole, once a significant stopping off point for pilgrims. Then it's off to the once very popular holiday destination of Girvan to learn about a new community led tourism initiative. A…
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Jamie Hutchinson - Virtual Touchline Legend
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46:35Just how close is Football Manager the game to being a Football manager in real-life? Comedian, podcaster, and self-proclaimed “virtual touchline legend” Jamie Hutchinson joins Craig and Amy for a brilliantly chaotic episode of Sacked in the Morning. From getting sacked in both real life and Football Manager to a virtual divorce in Portugal, Jamie’…
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Rangers take Champions League lead against Panathinaikos
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41:41All the reaction from Ibrox where the Russell Martin era begins with Rangers winning in the Champions League qualifiers with a 2-0 first leg victory against Panathinaikos.By BBC Radio Scotland
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Panathinaikos preview, European excitement and League Cup latest
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23:02Phil Goodlad is joined by Maurice Ross and Stephen McGowan to look ahead to Rangers' Champions League qualifier at home to Panathinaikos, plus we preview European matches for Hibernian and Dundee Utd and look at Tuesday's League Cup fixtures.By BBC Radio Scotland
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All the weekends football, Caught on Camera, Autographs, Tree XI, Jumpers For Goalposts with Darryl Broadfoot and Sam North
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1:28:13All the very best bits of the weekend's shows in one place. Caught on Camera, Autographs, Tree XI, Jumpers For Goalposts with Stuart Cosgrove, Tam Cowan, Darryl Broadfoot and Sam NorthBy BBC Radio Scotland
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Disquiet in Dundee as the League Cup hots up
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24:36George O'Neill is joined by Cammy Bell and Ryan McGowan to reflect on the weekend's League Cup action, discuss the latest transfer moves and look ahead to the Scottish sides in European action.By BBC Radio Scotland
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Sportsound: Saturday's Scottish League Cup
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28:12Reaction to Saturday's Scottish League Cup results including Derek McInnes, Steven Pressley and Scott Brown in the company of Liam McLeod, Stephen Craigan and Derek FergusonBy BBC Radio Scotland
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A Tea Clipper, Sail Training and The Tall Ships Races Aberdeen
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1:24:28It’s anchors aweigh for Out of Doors as we are live from the Tall Ships Races in Aberdeen.By BBC Radio Scotland
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30 years after Mel Gibson's Braveheart cloaked Hollywood in fake tartan, Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode take the high roads and the low roads to look for the real Scotland on screen. Ellen talks with Tayside journalist Kayleigh Donaldson about the trouble with Braveheart, why veteran Scottish director Bill Forsyth's hyper local comedy dramas Local …
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Robin Ince, Amanda Dwyer, Gareth Waugh and Diona Doherty
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28:03Jay and the team break up the week's big news, including President Donald Trump's surprise interview with the BBC, a proposal to replace ferries with tunnels for Shetland, a new 'height filter' for dating and the theft of Beyonce's unreleased music. Lead writer: Chris Ballard Producer: Chris Quilietti and Lauren MackaySeries producer: Dave FlynnRes…
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Davie returns to the Unknown Bairn’s grave to address unfinished business with the family who found the boy’s body. And does a leaked report commissioned by the Scottish Government, offer hope of some form of restitution for the failures of church and state? Presenter: Davie Donaldson Producer: Kate Bissell Research: Kate Bissell and Emily Essen St…
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Sandie Peggie, Labour rebels and Scottie’s soliloquy
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33:42Nurse Sandie Peggie (pictured) was cleared of gross misconduct by NHS Fife as an employment tribunal prompted by her changing room dispute with Dr Beth Upton – a transgender woman – resumed. In the third of our weekly July episodes, Laura is joined by the BBC’s David Wallace Lockhart and the Sunday Mail’s political editor Hannah Rodger to discuss t…
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Ray Bradshaw is joined by A View From The Terrace presenter and Stenhousemuir fan Craig Telfer and Spartans-supporting football writer Moira Gordon to preview the upcoming season in Leagues One and Two.By BBC Radio Scotland
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Ray Bradshaw is joined by Off The Ball presenter and St Johnstone fan Stuart Cosgrove and A View From The Terrace's Raith Rovers-supporting Shaughan McGuigan to preview the new season in the Scottish Championship.By BBC Radio Scotland
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Ray Bradshaw looks ahead to the new season for Motherwell with Off the Ball presenter Tam Cowan and Well Society board member Stephen Reside.By BBC Radio Scotland
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Veteran Cattle Breeder and Author, Harold Murray
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18:08Mark Stephen meets Harold Murray, veteran cattle breeder and author from North East Scotland. Now in his nineties, Harold has spent his life working with cattle and more recently has turned his hand to writing and poetryBy BBC Radio Scotland
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Football coach, podcaster, and all-round storyteller Si Ferry joins Craig and Amy for one of the funniest episodes of Sacked in the Morning yet. From toilet trouble mid-match to getting called a “little piggy” by Paolo Di Canio, Si serves up outrageous, no-holds-barred tales from his playing days. Get in touch with us via [email protected].…
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Chris Brookmyre and Tony Watt join Stuart and Tam
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52:42The most petty and ill informed podcast in the world. The Week In Scottish Football, Summer Sunshine, Love or Hate it? Let's Talk About Socks! With writer Chris Brookmyre and Partick Thistle striker Tony Watt joining Stuart Cosgrove and Tam Cowan.By BBC Radio Scotland
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Craig Levein and Amy Irons are back with listener emails, messages for Craig, and a brand-new way for you to get in touch with the show… which can only mean one thing: Craig’s got some fresh scripting to (reluctantly) learn.By BBC Radio Scotland
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Screaming Swifts, Flapperskate and a Pictish Hill Fort in Fife
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1:23:10In a couple of weeks, swifts will leave our skies and depart for their wintering grounds in Africa. Author and naturalist Mark Cocker has spent a lifetime observing them and Rachel meets him in Crail to chat about the migrating birds and his new book One Midsummer’s Day - Swifts and the Story of Life on Earth. Never a stranger to getting his hands …
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Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode celebrate 25 years of In The Mood For Love - director Wong Kar Wai's acclaimed romantic drama starring Maggie Cheung as Mrs Chan and Tony Leung as Mr Chow - two neighbours in 1960s Hong Kong, bonded by a revelation about their respective spouses. Critically beloved on its first release back in 2000, the film is now re…
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Amy Canavan is joined by Courier sportswriter George Cran and musician Robin Grimmond, founder of the Eh Mind O' Gillie fanzine to look ahead to the new season for Dundee.By BBC Radio Scotland
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Amy Canavan is joined by journalist Gordon Waddell and Falkirk fan Craig Cruickshanks to look ahead to Falkirk's new season as they return to the Scottish Premiership.By BBC Radio Scotland
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Amy Canavan is joined by Livingston fan Stuart Barrie and Euan Rankine from the Livi Talk podcast to look ahead to the West Lothian club's new season as they return to the Premiership.By BBC Radio Scotland
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Chris Forbes, Kate Hammer, Rosco McClelland and Sooz Kempner
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28:02Des and the team break up the week's big news. Including: The state visit to the UK by French President Emmanuel Macron, inaccurate AI books about First Minister John Swinney and Nicola Sturgeon, fans lending a spare room to Partick Thistle football club, the new Superman and more. Lead Writer: Nathan CowleyAdditional material: Mike Grace, Kate Smu…
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Davie visits Strathmartine Hospital, a now derelict facility, where removed Traveller and non -Traveller children were sent and often never left. Davie needs to find out: what went on behind those walls?By BBC Radio Scotland
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Kneecap, migrant deal and booze at football
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34:56Kneecap have performed a sell-out show in Glasgow after being axed from the line-up at the city's TRNSMT festival. In the second of our weekly July episodes, Natalie is joined by the BBC's Phil Sim and Paul McNamee, the editor of The Big Issue, to discuss whether the Irish rappers have outsmarted politicians who urged promotors to drop them. Phil a…
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Greig Laidlaw and Tom English are Down Under with the Lions
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35:53Thomas Duncan is joined by Tom English and former Scotland captain Greig Laidlaw, who are both in Australia, as the British and Irish Lions tour continues.By BBC Radio Scotland
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Martin Dowden is joined by Callum Scott of the Forever and Ever podcast to discuss the season ahead for Kilmarnock.By BBC Radio Scotland
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Martin Dowden is joined by Joel Sked of the Hearts Standard and Scott McIntosh of the Scarves Around the Funnel podcast to preview the upcoming season for Hearts.By BBC Radio Scotland
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The Whithorn Way - Part 4 - Irvine to Ayr
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26:00The Whithorn Way follows an ancient pilgrim route from Glasgow to Whithorn in Dumfries and Galloway. In this episode, we begin on the waterfront at Irvine looking at the unique remains of an automatic tide signalling apparatus - we learn more about it at the Scottish Maritime Museum. This is followed by a walk along Irvine beach which can only be d…
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Viv Anderson on Clough, Sir Bobby and Sir Alex
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40:46Double European Cup winner Viv Anderson sits down with Craig and Amy to relive an extraordinary career spent under some of football’s most iconic managers. From breaking through under the legendary Brian Clough as a teenager, to being signed by a little-known Alex Ferguson at Manchester United, and representing England under the great Sir Bobby Rob…
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Chris Forbes, Craig Levein, Paul McNamee and Moira Gordon join Stuart Cosgrove and Rosco McClelland
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1:38:05All the very best bits of Saturday and Sunday's shows in one petty and ill informed podcast. Golden Ticket, What Do You Love (or Hate) about the US, Oasis Reunion XI, Optimist or Pessimist and Terracing Teaser with Chris Forbes, Craig Levein, Paul McNamee and Moira Gordon joining Stuart Cosgrove and Rosco McClelland.…
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Jim Goodwin on life at Tannadice and what has made him the manager he is
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33:32Dundee Utd manager Jim Goodwin reflects on his life in football and shares his insights on what he's learned in his managerial career.By BBC Radio Scotland
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Concorde, Coastal Rowing and the Bordered Brown Lacewing
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1:24:18Mark visits a Moray estate to hear about the incredible rescue of 3 osprey chicks after wildfires raged through vast areas of the Highlands and neighbouring Moray Campaigner David Brown specialises in removing fishing debris from our beaches, Rachel pops along to Cairnbulg Harbour by Fraserburgh to find out about his ghost net campaign Mark visits …
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As music festival season takes hold of the summer, Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode look at festival films from Woodstock to Summer of Soul. Can you really capture the spirit of a music festival on screen? Mark speaks to legendary editor Thelma Schoonmaker about her era-defining, Academy Award-nominated work on the documentary film Woodstock. He then…
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Martin Dowden previews St Mirren's upcoming season with Div McDonald from Pie and Bovril and Jamie Cockburn from the Misery Hunters podcast.By BBC Radio Scotland
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Martin Dowden discusses Dundee Utd's season to come with veteran journalist Jim Spence and Ronny Costello from the Dode Fox podcast.By BBC Radio Scotland
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Martin Dowden is joined by A Celtic State of Mind podcaster Paul John Dykes and comedian and fan Marc Jennings to look ahead at Celtic's upcoming season.By BBC Radio Scotland
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Jay Lafferty, Stuart Mitchell, Tiff Stevenson and Daliso Chaponda
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28:03Des and the team break up the week's big news. Including: The dramatic vote in Westminster over the UK government's welfare bill, President Donald Trump's flagship spending policy, new technology at Wimbledon, Debbie Harry at 80 and much more. Lead writer: Adele CliffAdditional material: Alice Bright and Darren Phillips, Evan Gilsenan, Nathan Cowle…
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Davie receives a text message that changes so much of what he thought he knew about the Unknown Bairn and the boy he believed him to be. As a new investigation gets underway, a different story emerges.By BBC Radio Scotland
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Rachel Reeves, welfare U-turn and 'proper' jobs
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28:31Sir Keir Starmer has backed Rachel Reeves after the Chancellor cried in the House of Commons as the Prime Minister defended the UK Government's U-turn over welfare reform. In the first of our weekly July episodes, Natalie asks former Number 10 strategist John McTernan, campaigner Talat Yaqoob and the BBC’s Phil Sim what's going on at the heart of D…
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The Lions latest and Townsend on Scotland's summer tour
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34:07Tom English brings you all the latest news from Australia where he is with the British and Irish Lions, and Gregor Townsend speaks to Andy Burke ahead of Scotland's summer tour.By BBC Radio Scotland
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Martin Dowden previews the season ahead for Rangers with Joshua Barrie, editor of the Rangers Review and comedian and Gers fan Rosco McClelland.By BBC Radio Scotland
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