Love Scotland: Stories of Scotland's History and Nature
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The forgotten wars that tore Scotland apart
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The mystery of the lost portrait
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Three women who shaped Newhailes
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When dinosaurs walked Scotland
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Travelling through time at Drum Castle
August 19, 2026 · 29 minThis week, Jackie is exploring centuries of history in less than half an hour. Join her as she discovers the secrets of Aberdeenshire’s Drum Castle, covering everything from Robert the Bruce to James VI, the Jacobite Uprising of 1745 to…
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LISTEN AGAIN: The Afterlife of Mary, Queen of Scots
August 5, 2026 · 42 minThis summer, we’ve been celebrating the best of Scottish books and authors. In the final instalment, we’re turning our attention to the nation’s rich world of non-fiction. This episode, first released in 2024, looks at the fascinating…
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LISTEN AGAIN: Diana Gabaldon and the story of Outlander
July 22, 2026 · 42 minThis summer, we’re celebrating the best of Scottish books and authors. To mark the occasion, we’re re-releasing a gem from a previous season of Love Scotland featuring Outlander author Diana Gabaldon. -- Jackie Bird is joined by author…
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LISTEN AGAIN: The real story of Whisky Galore
July 8, 2026 · 38 minThis summer, we’re celebrating the best of Scottish books and authors. To mark the occasion, we’re re-releasing a gem from a previous season of Love Scotland that discusses the history of an incident made famous by Compton Mackenzie’s 1947…
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Denise Mina: tales of historic fact and fiction
June 24, 2026 · 33 minThis week, Jackie is kickstarting a summer of reading-related episodes with one of Scotland’s most beloved writers, Denise Mina. The Scottish author, active for 30 years and the writer of multiple award-winning and best-selling books, is…
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Inside the Trust's Plan for Nature
June 10, 2026 · 32 minThis week, Jackie is at Ben Lomond to dig into another strand of the National Trust for Scotland’s work: its Plan for Nature. Joined by the Trust’s head of nature conservation, Jeff Waddell, Jackie discovers some of the nature conservation…
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Henry VIII and Scotland
May 27, 2026 · 41 minArguably one of the best known monarchs of all, Henry VIII casts a long shadow through British history books. But, what influence did Henry have on Scotland? That’s the focus of this week’s episode, in which Jackie and her guest explore…

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