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Rum, Stornoway and the Lash

The Naval press-gang in the Outer Hebrides during the Napoleonic Wars.

Mar 28

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January 2026

Gaelic Lullabies

Songs for more than just putting babies to sleep - they were a way women talked about politics and their most secret hopes and fears.

Jan 12

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December 2025

Ep 4. The Ullapool Klondykers

Listen now (8 mins) | At the height of the Cold War, a huge Russian fishing fleet arrived in the small west coast village of Ullapool. This is the story…

Dec 22, 2025

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Hill of Blessings

The search for healing in an ancient chapel in the Hebrides.

Dec 8, 2025

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November 2025

A Day of Summer in Winter

On meeting the late Iain Sheonaidh Smith, a South Uist tradition bearer.

Nov 5, 2025

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October 2025

Ep 3. Alexander Salamander - A short play in Gaelic.

Listen now (12 mins) | Dealbh-chluiche ghoirid ann an Gàidhlig. short play in Gaelic.

Oct 4, 2025

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September 2025

On Meeting Margaret Fay Shaw

The Gaelic Song Collector, Folklorist and Photographer.

Sep 19, 2025

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August 2025

Stories that live on.

Indigo & the Island (Part two), some fiction (Isean/Little Wing) and the photographs of James McGeoch.

Aug 3, 2025

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Indigo and the Island - Part Two.

The profit that could be made from indigo, land use practices, the Blue Rebellion and the start of the decline of the industry.

Aug 3, 2025

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July 2025

Fowling in the Outer Hebrides - Short Film

Continuity & Change in a Tradition.

Jul 25, 2025

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Little Wing - A short story.

LITTLE WING

Jul 22, 2025

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Ep 2. Writing about the Iolaire - Sgrìobhadh mun Iolaire

Listen now | Writing about the Iolaire Disaster, New Year's Eve 1918.

Jul 5, 2025

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