Love Scotland Podcast
1) The road to Bannockburn
In this week’s episode, Jackie is tracing the events that ultimately led to the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314. In essence, that means following the life and legacy of William Wallace – a historical f...Show More
2) The St Kilda diaries
This week, Jackie dives into a biographical account of life on the remote St Kilda in the early 20th century. Using handwritten diaries kept by Alice MacLachlan, a schoolteacher who lived on the archi...Show More
3) Good Natured: walking for wellbeing
Whether it’s a woodland walk, a wild swim, or a mosey around a garden, we’ve all experienced the effects of nature on our wellbeing. Here at the Trust we know this too well, which is why we’ve launche...Show More
4) A beginner’s guide to the bagpipes
They are the soundtrack to weddings, funerals, Burns night celebrations and more. Bagpipes have earned their places as the national instrument of Scotland and holds a special place in the heart of man...Show More
5) After Culloden: the life of Charles Edward Stuart
Reporting from both Rome and the studio, Jackie tracks the life of Charles Edward Stuart – known to many by the nickname of Bonnie Prince Charlie – after the events of the Battle of Culloden. Between...Show More
6) Life on Canna: part two
In the second instalment of her visit to Canna, Jackie heads to sea with ranger Tom Allen to learn all about the island’s seabirds. The island’s cliffs are packed with a whole host of nesting birds, m...Show More
7) Life on Canna: part one
In the first of a two-part visit to the Isle of Canna, Jackie meets the team behind Canna House: the former home of Gaelic scholars John Lorne Campbell and Margaret Fay Shaw. The National Trust for S...Show More
8) Into the hills: 25 years of the Footpath Fund
This week, Jackie is off to Glencoe to meet the National Trust for Scotland’s footpaths team – a hard-working group who protect hundreds of miles of paths across the country. In a year that also marks...Show More
9) A beginner's guide to the real Macbeth
Double, double, toil and trouble… the Scottish play… out, damned spot! William Shakespeare’s take on Macbeth has well and truly embedded itself in our culture. The play, written in the early 17th cent...Show More
10) Life on the Home Front
In the second of our Second World War-themed episodes, Jackie heads to Tenement House in Glasgow to hear about the experiences of an ordinary woman who lived during this extraordinary chapter of histo...Show More