Scots Radio Special Edition

In the wirds o the wise fowk – ivery mickle maks a muckle. In celebration o David Attenborough’s 100th birthday and his love o the links wi aa oor craturs in the warl, Frieda Morrison spoke tae the Chair o the Torry Heritage Group, John Dunn OBE, aboot the food cycle o the sea.   John is a retired Marine biologist fa wirked oot o the Marine Laboritory in Torry near Aiberdeen. He telt Fri...

Trying to catch up with a legend like Dolina Maclennan is not easy.  Especially when the afore-mentioned actor is busy travelling hundreds of miles with a new stage production that entails a powerful evening of song, music and story with Dolina jointly narrating the story with writer Donald S Murray.  The music is performed by Charlie McKerron on fiddle, Lisa Mulholland on song and piano...

In 2018, the much- loved Leanchoil Maternity Hospital near Forres in Morayshire, was closed, due to staffing difficulties. But now a historic community asset transfer, by NHS Grampian, is about to be finalised and will lead to a refurbish and a re-purpose of the Hospital on the nine- acre site, for the community.   Marianne Nicolson, a Consultant Medical Oncologist, is the Chair of the Leanchoil T...

Norman and Robina Fiddes are twa busy fowk tae say the least. Norman is a fourth generation Aiberdeenshire  fairmer faa breeds pedigree Heilan cattle and Robina rins the Gordon School o Dancin in Montrose – fit his jist celebrated it’s 60th anniversary. Bit that’s nae aa! They hiv a ground-care company and a storage an distribution company an apairt fae that, they are the prood owners o an iv...

Welcome to this Scots Radio Special Feature. I'm Frieda Morrison and a wee while ago, me an oor very talented soon sorter, fa guides us through the wiggley waves - Richie Werner – were presented wi a gem o a new album.  It's caad the ‘Songs o Robert Burns - bi Andy M.Stewart’.  As a tribute to Andy and in his memory, the album wis remastered and guided through that process, bi Andy's son...

ABERDEEN AMATEUR RADIO SOCIETY | SPIKKIN TAE THE WARL FOR THE TALL SHIPS IVENT IN AIBERDEEN The Aberdeen Amateur Radio Society, get tae places maist fowk can only imagine. As pairt o the Tall Ships ivent an celebration in Aiberdeen, the group set up their Special Events Station on the hill, aside the Torry Licht-hoose lookin ower the North Sea. In keepin wi their expertise in radio transmission an...

Launch of the James Robertson Biography about the life of Dundee singer/songwriter Michael Marra.

Wimen an lassies across the UK are being invited tae gaither in the streets on the four capital cities on the 10th June – tae tak pairt in a mass procession, to mark the centenary of the Representation o the People Act – that gave the first British wimen the richt tae vote. Tae fin oot mair aboot ‘Processions’, Frieda Morrison met up wi the Scottish Co-ordinator, Jean Cameron – ootside the Scottis...