Episode description

Mark heads to Turriff to attend the 2024 opening of the River Deveron. He hears from Richie Miller of the Deveron District Salmon Fishery Board as well as John Beattie, who officially opens the salmon season.

Rachel visits warden Jim Hughes who is celebrating 25 years in post at the Balgavies Loch nature reserve in Angus, to chat about the most memorable moment of his career.

It has been 6 years since the community buy-out of the Isle of Ulva in the Inner Hebrides. In the first episode of her podcast, Now Where, May Robson visits the island to find out how the community is faring.

Returning to the River Deveron, Mark hears from Richie Miller and Andrew MacGarvie about a historical salmon catch made on the river 100 years ago by Clementina “Tiny” Morison.

Calum MacLean joins live to chat about the brand new series of the Adventure Show, which features Calum and Marie Meldrum as presenters. Mark and Rachel chat with Calum about the Adventure Show, the Strathpuffer and about plans for the show for the rest of the year. A clip from the show will also be featured.

Bill Richie is a retired embryologist who was involved in the cloning of Dolly the Sheep. Nowadays, Bill finds himself engaged in an entirely different pursuit – building his own plane. Mark visits Bill in Aberlour for a chat about his self-built plane.

Poet, storyteller and performer Susi Briggs has been named the Galloway Scots Scrivener. Rachel goes for a walk with Susi in Dumfries and Galloway around some of the places which have inspired her.