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The weather has certainly been a big talking point for a lot of us this week. And it's also the theme of a new exhibition at the McManus Art Gallery and Museum in Dundee. Rachel went to take a look at A Weather Eye along with curator Kirsty Matheson.We hear from Paul Hetherington of charity Buglife about the impact the mild weather before Christmas, and now the very cold weather, is having on our bees. Sadly, it's not great news.A second pair of lynx has been captured after being found near Kingussie in the Cairngorms National Park. Two other lynx, released illegally, were caught in the same area on Thursday. We get the latest from BBC Scotland's Environment, Energy & Rural Affairs Correspondent Kevin Keane.Huntly Nordic and Outdoor Centre in Aberdeenshire is Britain's only purpose-built all-weather facility for cross-country skiing and roller skiing. And since there was a bit of snow on the ground, Mark went along to try his hand at cross-country skiing.We speak live to Donald MacRae, vice chair of Scottish Mountain Rescue about the conditions the teams across the country have been facing so far this year. We also hear advice on heading to the hills at this time of year and how prepared you need to be.Staying in the hills, the Glenmore Visitor Centre and Café near Loch Morlich has had a bit of a facelift in recent weeks. It's now owned by the community, who have big plans for the centre. Rachel went along for a visit to hear about what they've done so far, and what's yet to come.The wintry weather prompted Mark to think about the extreme winter weather of the recent past, including low temperatures in Braemar of -27.2 degrees Celsius.Photographer and Landward presenter Shahbaz Majeed has a new book out which explores Scotland's landscapes from a slightly different perspective. Recently, Rachel caught up with Shahbaz in his home city of Dundee for the Scotland Outdoors podcast. He told Rachel the story of how a rather unexpected request led to him making a name for himself behind the lens.And when Mark visited the Huntly Nordic and Outdoor Centre, he couldn't say no when he was offered the chance to go tubing. The simple pastime of sliding down a hill in an inflatable ring is pretty popular at the centre with kids and big kids too!

We are in East Lothian with Patricia Stephen, founder of Phantassie Organic Produce. They head out to the fields during pumpkin planting and chat about the growth in organic food and farming over recent years.Friday 12th July was the launch of this year's Big Butterfly Count organised by the charity Butterfly Conservation. Mark met Apithanny Bourne, their East Scotland branch chair, at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh to find out more about the count and see if they could spot the elusive Holly Blue.In this week's Scotland Outdoors podcast, Helen Needham is in rural Wales with musician Owen Shiers. Owen lives in a housing cooperative in Ceredigion which was formerly a sheep farm and is now a woodland. He explained how that process had happened and they chat about the concept of rewilding.A year ago, Mark headed out on a trip with Hans Unkles, co-owner of Scotland's first ever electric, solar-powered fishing vessel. A couple of weeks ago, Mark and Rachel caught up with Hans to hear how the first year of the boat has gone and if anyone has been inspired to follow in his footsteps.The Pine Hoverfly is one of the rarest species in Scotland. It used to thrive in Pine woodlands across the country but is now confined to just a small area of the Cairngorms. Rachel visits the Highland Wildlife Park near Kingussie where the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland are working on a breeding programme. Dr Helen Taylor told her about the project which has involved releasing thousands of eggs and larvae into the Cairngorms National Park in an attempt to save the species from extinction.Farmer turned comedian Jim Smith has become pretty well known across Scotland over the last few years, especially in farming circles. He's appeared at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, on TV and radio and now he has his own BBC Radio 4 series- Me and the Farmer. Jim chats to us live about his journey from cattle to comedy.Two years ago, journalist Paul English encountered a team of archaeologists exploring a patch of land in Govan in Glasgow. The team, from the University of Glasgow, were taking part in a research project to uncover what they could of the one remaining site of the Glasgow Garden Festival of 1988. Paul recently went back to catch up with the team and see what treasures they'd uncovered.While on the outskirts of Edinburgh a couple of weeks ago, Mark bumped into a man on a strange looking electric bike. It turned out to be Jim Gayes who is working with the charity Sustrans on mapping the off-road National Cycle Network. He explained more about how the bike system works and why the mapping is important.

Aarron and Cammy are back to chat about the weekend that was and what's to come. Includes: Lochaber pick up first point of the season Windswept win for Lovat Advantage Kingussie in North 2 5 star Kinlochshiel WCA Roundup Kyles continue great form Kicktipp corner Game of the Week

In this week's Scotland Outdoors podcast, Mark visits what is believed to be the UK's largest urban farm. Lauriston Agroecology farm is on a hundred-acre site near Edinburgh Airport and is a hive of activity. Mark hears how the site has been developed so far.The Highland Wildlife Park near Kingussie is well known for its polar bears, wildcats and over recent weeks, its monkeys. But as Rachel found out, it's also home to an important conservation breeding programme for leeches. Not perhaps the most attractive creatures, Rachel hears how the park look after them and why they are important.Minke Whales are found across the world and can be spotted in Scotland mainly between July and September. But despite their widespread population, we don't know much about their lifecycles. Mark meets up with Tim Awbery, a researcher at the Scottish Association for Marine Science to hear about how he's been carrying out his studies on these elusive whales.If you're interested in what whales and dolphins sound like, you might want to explore a new exhibition in Moray. Rachel went along to the Scottish Dolphin Centre at Spey Bay to take a listen to some of the fascinating sounds of cetaceans.And sticking with whale sounds, we chat live to Dr Denise Risch from the Scottish Association for Marine Science about a recent discovery revealing how baleen whales actually produce their haunting songs.McCaig's tower dominates the skyline above Oban. It's a well-known landmark but not much is actually known about the family for whom it was built. Mark visits the tower with local historian Bob McCulloch to hear more about it.Alford Valley Community Railway are currently working on restoring an old Aberdeen Tram that was found in Ellon. It was thought that all the trams were burned after the service was discontinued, so Mark was excited to visit and see the restoration work for himself.Pegasus Vaulting Group, based near Killiecrankie, involves highly skilled gymnasts performing on horseback. An incredibly skilled pastime, Rachel visits the group to see them try out their new vaulting simulator

In this weeks episode Dom and Rob share where is best to ski now as well as news from around the world of skiing.  they also tell us about some great new gear finds including a brand new binding for skis plus a 360 degree camera from Insta.  And finally they take us to explore Sierra Nevada and Turkey would you believe!!Enjoy the ride :)***** WELCOME TO OUR SPONSORSThe team at Ski Independence Visit ski-i.com/alberta to find out more about booking Canada's Alberta with tailor-made specialists Ski Independence.*******NEWSNew dry ski slope in Kingussie at the Loch Insh outdoor centre that has now opened with the Proslope surface – also seen at 5 other slopes around the UK including Tallington and SnowtraxLa Clusaz has launched its circus festival called Radio Meuh from April 4-7 which includes a number of acts over several nights in the French ski resort. Tickets cost 37 euros and can be purchased online at https://circus.radiomeuh.com/en/ Ski racing - the slalom last weekend in Palisades Tahoe, won by Austria's Manuel Feller. Both Dave Ryding and Billy Major qualified for the second run, unfortunately Billy failed to finish that run and made a mistake close to the top of the course and Dave ended up in 24th place.  This weekend we have the women's speed races in Kvitfjell, Norway and mens GS and slalom in Aspen, Colorado. The women then head to Are in Sweden, the men to Slovenia before everyone comes together in Saalbach, Austria for the World Cup finals from March 16-24.Les Arcs had 81% commercial apartment occupancy in January compared to an average of 75% in France overall. More interestingly is the press release then states that the resort at 2,000 metres has 485cm's of snow compared to 130cm's at the same time last year.*******This weeks WHERE IS BEST TO SKI RIGHT NOW  is brought to you by  SkiWeekends.com”*******A ​​shout out today to our friends at https://www.thesnowcentre.com/*******GEARThe Protector Attack binding from Tyrolia, you don't just get that toe release,  it also offers Full Heel Release (FHR) technology, a first in our Attack series. Tyrolia.com, £320Sidas ski comfort ski socks skiracing.co.ukInsta 360 X3 CameraBearhug knee supports from getabearhug.com*******RESORT SHOWCASESierra Nevada*******BUCKET IST DESTINATIONTurkey with Luke Rees from awe365.com and Jamie Barrow worlds fastest snowboarder.   https://www.powdermad.com/In the meantime Happy Skiing :). Please do leave a review it's the only way other like minded skiers get to find us! And don't forget to check us out on the following channels inthesnow.cominstagram.com/inthesnowTikTok@inthesnowmag youtube.com/inthesnowmagfacebook.com/inthesnowand contact us with your suggestions for further episodes at hello@InTheSnow.com

Mark visits Alex Brewster at his farm near Pitlochry. Ten years ago, Alex changed his approach to farming to a more regenerative one, conserving and rehabilitating the soil. He shows Mark the impact that change has made to his land and explains how it all happened.Lake District climber Anna Taylor became the first woman to complete the 'classic rock' challenge all under her own steam. She tells Rachel about how she cycled between the routes on the challenge and more about her climbing career.The Cairngorm Gliding Club, located near Kingussie, has been going for nearly 60 years. Rachel heads for a visit and of course, a flight in a glider, to see what attracts people to taking to the skies.Bad weather can certainly have an impact on how we feel mentally, but what about our physical health? Writer and psychologist Louise Kenward has put together an anthology of nature writing from the point of view of people living with disability and chronic illness. She spoke to Helen Needham for the Scotland Outdoors podcast, and we hear an excerpt where they discuss one of the contributing writers who is physically affected by rain.The Scottish Government has committed to creating at least one new National Park by the spring of 2026. This week, we hear from one of the members of the group behind the bid for Lochaber to be awarded National Park status.Sounding Line is a large-scale ceramic installation addressing the devastating effect of marine sonar, sound used for navigating, on whales and other cetaceans. Artist and ceramicist Mella Shaw has made sculptures from clay that include bone from a beached whale. Helen goes to find out more.

In lieu of a normal podcast episode, Aarron sits down with Oban Camanachd Captain Daniel Sloss to relive their win against Kingussie in the Macaulay Cup Final.

Aarron and Cammy return to talk about the week that was and what is still to come. Includes: Kingussie make Camanachd Cup Final Skye and Newtonmore set to meet in 100th anniversary final Mixed weekend for Glenurquhart Lovat II edge towards safety Beauly vs Kyles preview Too little too late for Kyles II? Lovat vs Oban Camanachd preview

Cammy and Aarron are back to mull over the big talking points from last week and make fools of themselves with predictions for this weekend Includes: Cabers first win in 6 Balliemore Cup Final Preview GMA pick up first points Lovat into Camanachd Semi-Finals Glengarry are HSP STC Champions Women's league leaders with big wins Kingussie vs Shiel preview +Much much more....

Aarron and Cammy are back again! In this episode: Newtonmore secure title for Kingussie? Lochaber in the MOWI National driving seat Uddingston Interview Glasgow Celtic Society Cup Final Preview MOWI WCA Cup Review Kicktipp Corner

Aarron and Cammy are back to chat about all the shinty from the week that was and what is to come. Includes; Kingussie win MacTavish Cup Lovat win at The Eilan GMA best Kyles (again!) Udd scud Aray Scotland U17 Squad 13 goal thriller in MOWI WCA North 2 Game of the Week Predictions Kicktipp Corner Half-Swing Podcast Cup Semi-Finals

In Cammy's absence, Aarron sits down with Kingussie's Roddy Young and Skye's James Pringle to have a look ahead to the cottages.com MacTavish Cup Final

In this bumper episode: Kingussie best in Badenoch GMA vs Kyles thriller The best of the rest in the semis MOWI WCA VF Camanachd Cup Draw Tayforth travel to ESA Beauly shock Cabers Mark Fleming from Scottish Chaplaincy Tight National Division Kicktipp preview

James Thacker is a IFMGA Mountain Guide, member of the British Association of Mountain Guides (BMG) and Mountaineering Instructor (WMCI) splitting time between Chamonix, France, and Kingussie, Scotland. James' enthusiasm for working in the mountains has taken him to Arctic Greenland, the Himalayas, the "classic north faces" of the European Alps and rock climbing around the world. For sixteen years James was actively involved with Mountain Rescue in the Peak District as a member of Derby MRT and Edale MRT. With this casualty care experience James has also developed an interest in the management of patients in the mountains, and is enrolled on the ORMS Hazardous Environment Medical Technician (HEMT) scheme. In recent years James has also contributed to the wider agenda of mountain safety via the British Mountaineering Council (BMC), and is a Trustee of the Chris Walker Memorial Trust (CWMT). CWMT strives to fund and deliver, in conjunction with the Scottish Avalanche Information Service (SAIS), continuing professional development training in avalanche awareness in Scotland. James is also an Observer/Forecaster for the Scottish Avalanche Information Service (SAIS) and member of the Applied Psychology and Human Factors (APHF) group, collaborating with Aberdeen University and various sectors of industry. In this session James speaks to us about fundamentals of Mountain Rescue in the Alps, including: Origins of: James MR experience Derby MRT and Edale MRT The HEMT scheme and what it gave James Involvement with the BMC Alps: The differences in landscape and challenges between the alps and Cairngorms Technicality of rescue in the Alps Changing conditions/factors to consider Avalanche risk Cold injury Altitude Seminal cases

> Find galleries, blog posts and many more episodes at www.mountainairpodcast.ukEpisode 2#07 gets to know none other than multi-talented photojournalist David Lintern. Based in Kingussie in the Cairngorms National Park, David is an outdoor writer and photographer of high reputation. You've likely seen his images and read his words across many different magazines and websites that focus on Britain's hills, mountains and rivers. So, who better to spend an hour with discussing the challenges and rewards of this environment we all love so much?Having just released his latest book, “Thunder Road: Voices from the Cape Wrath Trail”, David's keen to describe the landscapes and people discovered along the most famous hiking route in Scotland's epic north-west, as well as to discuss what he's trying to achieve in documenting these unique subjects. He also shares the fascinating story of how a person ends up living the life of an environmental journalist in the Scottish Highlands - a dream job, perhaps, but one which brings plenty of insecurity with its limitless freedoms. From London-based cinema projectionist, to “scruffy musician”, to founder of a children's charity, David's journey has taken him from a deeply urban life to one spent amongst the wildest of places. There's even time to discuss a fateful two-month hike of the Pyrenees and a formative winter mountaineering trip across the Ben Alder range with some deeply eerie details…Visit www.davidlintern.com to find out more about David's work, and make sure to catch up with him on Instagram too: @davidjlinternListen, enjoy, tell your friends, subscribe to the podcast if you get and chance, and thank UKHillwalking.com for their kind support of this series![episode recorded on 26/05/22]00:00 - Introduction03:23 - Welcome, “a photographer and writer focusing on human-powered travel, landscape and the environment”, discussing the book “Thunder Road: Voices from the Cape Wrath Trail”06:53 - Most definitely not “striding forth under self-imposed adversity”, more details of the Cape Wrath experience13:28 - War games off the Scottish coast17:33 - “Vanishing Point” photography project, the struggles of being a freelancer during the COVID pandemic, “lots of freedom, but lots of insecurity”20:13 - Enjoying “the wrestle” of writing, details of an outdoor media career, “esoteric ramblings”27:38 - “We were all feeling pretty experimental in COVID, weren't we?”28:33 - Coming to the outdoors relatively late, discovering the mountains as an adult. A former life as a London-based cinema projectionist, youth music worker, sound engineer, and university lecturer… seeing “literally thousands of films at the National Film Theatre”33:23 - Becoming a community music leader, setting up the Soundmix charity (http://www.soundmix.org.uk/who-we-are/), working with the refugee council and “unaccompanied minors”, “what can a scruffy musician do?”35:23 - An “early mid-life crisis” expressed by walking across the Pyrenees in a two-month charity trip, starting to work with the John Muir Trust38:10 - A passion for cinema, music and soundtracks, performing background music for TV programmes, an interest in analogue machinery 40:13 - Creating electronic music and dub via Projector Records: “to call it a record label would suggest that it actually functioned… it was basically a group of friends that lived in a house in the mid-90s”42:51 - Some heartfelt words about a love of the outdoors and life in Kingussie, “when you live here you realise that they're called the grey hills and the red hills for a reason… it's a special place”49:39 - “The bit that's important to me is allowing other people to speak… really I'm the least interesting bit of the equation”. 53:03 - Enriching your life through experiences in the “heavens”. How can we bring those transformative experiences back down to our everyday lives.54:23 - Greatest mountain memory… a long winter mountaineering weekend in the Ben Alder range, the Lancet Edge, eerie sounds, unsettling footsteps, a golden eagle.59:23 - All the time, money, freedom… what would you do? A simple answer… and a more complicated one: fixing the gap between recreational hill people, and those that live and work on the land, conservation and shooting estates (“we have big environmental decisions to make as a society… and we're not able to have those conversations”)

It's another solo week for Andrew so it's time to sit back and listen to some of this week's interviews in full - starting with Ross County's Malky Mackay and Regan Charles-Cook after they emphatically scored their first Premiership win of the season against Dundee. It was not so good for Inverness Caledonian Thistle in their midweek match, losing 1-0 to Arbroath, but they have a chance to bounce back quickly against the Championship's top scorers Partick Thistle. In rugby, big matches await both Highland and Ross Sutherland as the former travels down to Biggar in National One and the latter faces Highland Raptors in a Caledonia North Two derby. Kinlochshiel capped off a wonderful 2021 by completing the set of senior shinty trophies, beating Kingussie after extra time to lift the MacTavish Cup, while Highland Boxing Academy could also boast success at the MTK Lonsdale Box Cup as Sarai Grant won a gold medal. Get in touch with the show on Twitter (@Balls_Whistles) or by emailing Ballsandwhistles@hnmedia.co.uk, and thanks as always go to Forest Fires for our theme Scared of the Dark.

The dream team are back as Andrew returns to spare Will the editing of the latest Balls & Whistles, and there's loads of discussion to catch up on! First off: Inverness Caledonian Thistle. The Caley Jags are now five points clear at the top of the Championship despite losing their first league match of the season to Hamilton. The differences in recruitment between Billy Dodds and John Robertson is discussed, as well as Wallace Duffy's omission from the starting 11 and Billy Mckay coming into the side for Manny Duku in recent games. Across the bridge, it has not been so positive for Ross County, who are still looking for their first Premiership victory of the campaign after defensive mistakes cost them dearly against Dundee United and St Mirren. We hear a section of Malky Mackay's press conference this week talking about stamping out individual errors, whether a change of formation is on the cards and if the target for 2021/22 is now just to stay up, while Will and Andrew look into each of those in a bit more detail and ask if the pressure is already on Mackay in Dingwall. Away from the professional clubs, there are high-pressure situations for Nairn County in the Scottish Cup against Banks o'Dee and Loch Ness in the Football Times Cup semi final. In shinty the focus is also on cup action - the MacTavish Cup where Kinlochshiel are aiming to beat Kingussie to complete the set of major trophies in the sport. The Highland Stags have won American football's Saltire Division too, while Will spoke to the seven-year-old golfer who has taken the British scene by storm. Get in touch with the show on Twitter (Balls_Whistles), or email us at ballsandwhistles@hnmedia.co.uk, and thanks as always are due to Forest Fires for our theme song Scared of the Dark.

Fresh off the back of winning the Artemis Macaulay Cup - John Gibson sits down with Aarron to discuss the week's shinty and his exciting Kingussie side.

0142 – The BBC’s Official Pronunciation Test See how accurately you would have read this script, I’ve borrowed from one of the BBC’s online training courses: “Police in Fife say they’ve seized heroin worth £30 million in a raid on a house in the Kirkcaldy[1] area. Other officers are searching a barn near Kingussie[2] where a 27-year-old man was arrested earlier today. More arrests have been made at Machynlleth[3] and Pwllheli[4] in Wales, Puncknowle[5] in Dorset, Ansty[6] in West Sussex and at Maghaberry[7] in Northern Ireland.”[1] kur-KOD-i[2] king-OO-see[3] muh-KUN-luth[4] pu-THELLY[5] punnle [6] ANN-sty[7] m’GAH-bree==Through these under-5-minute episodes, you can build your confidence and competence with advice on breathing and reading, inflection and projection, the roles played by better scripting and better sitting, mic techniques and voice care tips... with exercises and anecdotes from a career spent in TV and radio studios.And as themes develop over the weeks (that is, they are not random topics day-by-day), this is a free, course to help you GET A BETTER BROADCAST, PODCAST AND VIDEO VOICE.Look out for more details of the book during 2021.Contacts: https://linktr.ee/Peter_Stewart Peter has been around voice and audio all his working life and has trained hundreds of broadcasters in all styles of radio from pop music stations such as Capital FM and BBC Radio 1 to Heart FM, the classical music station BBC Radio 3 and regional BBC stations. He’s trained news presenters on regional TV, the BBC News Channel and on flagship programmes such as the BBC’s Panorama. Other trainees have been music presenters, breakfast show hosts, travel news presenters and voice-over artists.He has written a number of books on audio and video presentation and production (“Essential Radio Journalism”, “JournoLists”, two editions of “Essential Radio Skills” and three editions of “Broadcast Journalism”) and has written on voice and presentation skills in the BBC’s in-house newspaper “Ariel”.Peter has presented hundreds of radio shows (you may have heard him on BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 4, Virgin Radio or Kiss, as well as BBC regional radio) with formats as diverse as music-presentation, interview shows, ‘special’ programmes for elections and budgets, live outside broadcasts and commentaries and even the occasional sports, gardening and dedication programmes. He has read several thousand news bulletins, and hosted nearly 2,000 podcast episodes, and is a vocal image consultant advising in all aspects of voice and speech training for presenters on radio and TV, podcasts and YouTube, voiceovers and videocalls.The podcast title refers to those who may wish to change their speaking voice in some way. It is not a suggestion that anyone should, or be pressured into needing to. We love accents and dialects, and are well aware that how we speak changes over time. The key is: is your voice successfully communicating your message, so it is being understood (and potentially being acted upon) by your target audience?This podcast is London-based and examples are spoken in the RP (Received Pronunciation) / standard-English / BBC English pronunciation, although invariably applicable to other languages, accents and dialects. Music credits:"Bleeping Demo" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/7012-bleeping-demo License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license "Beauty Flow" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5025-beauty-flow License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license "Envision" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4706-envision License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license "Limit 70" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5710-limit-70 License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license "Rising Tide" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5027-rising-tide License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license "Wholesome" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5050-wholesomeLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

0141 – The BBC’s Official Pronunciation Test See how accurately you would have read this script, I’ve borrowed from one of the BBC’s online training courses: “Police in Fife say they’ve seized heroin worth £30 million in a raid on a house in the Kirkcaldy area. Other officers are searching a barn near Kingussie where a 27-year-old man was arrested earlier today. More arrests have been made at Machynlleth and Pwllheli in Wales, Puncknowle in Dorset, Ansty in West Sussex and at Maghaberry in Northern Ireland.”Pronunciations, tomorrow!==Through these under-5-minute episodes, you can build your confidence and competence with advice on breathing and reading, inflection and projection, the roles played by better scripting and better sitting, mic techniques and voice care tips... with exercises and anecdotes from a career spent in TV and radio studios.And as themes develop over the weeks (that is, they are not random topics day-by-day), this is a free, course to help you GET A BETTER BROADCAST, PODCAST AND VIDEO VOICE.Look out for more details of the book during 2021.Contacts: https://linktr.ee/Peter_Stewart Peter has been around voice and audio all his working life and has trained hundreds of broadcasters in all styles of radio from pop music stations such as Capital FM and BBC Radio 1 to Heart FM, the classical music station BBC Radio 3 and regional BBC stations. He’s trained news presenters on regional TV, the BBC News Channel and on flagship programmes such as the BBC’s Panorama. Other trainees have been music presenters, breakfast show hosts, travel news presenters and voice-over artists.He has written a number of books on audio and video presentation and production (“Essential Radio Journalism”, “JournoLists”, two editions of “Essential Radio Skills” and three editions of “Broadcast Journalism”) and has written on voice and presentation skills in the BBC’s in-house newspaper “Ariel”.Peter has presented hundreds of radio shows (you may have heard him on BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 4, Virgin Radio or Kiss, as well as BBC regional radio) with formats as diverse as music-presentation, interview shows, ‘special’ programmes for elections and budgets, live outside broadcasts and commentaries and even the occasional sports, gardening and dedication programmes. He has read several thousand news bulletins, and hosted nearly 2,000 podcast episodes, and is a vocal image consultant advising in all aspects of voice and speech training for presenters on radio and TV, podcasts and YouTube, voiceovers and videocalls.The podcast title refers to those who may wish to change their speaking voice in some way. It is not a suggestion that anyone should, or be pressured into needing to. We love accents and dialects, and are well aware that how we speak changes over time. The key is: is your voice successfully communicating your message, so it is being understood (and potentially being acted upon) by your target audience?This podcast is London-based and examples are spoken in the RP (Received Pronunciation) / standard-English / BBC English pronunciation, although invariably applicable to other languages, accents and dialects. Music credits:"Bleeping Demo" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/7012-bleeping-demo License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license "Beauty Flow" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5025-beauty-flow License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license "Envision" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4706-envision License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license "Limit 70" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5710-limit-70 License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license "Rising Tide" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5027-rising-tide License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license "Wholesome" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5050-wholesomeLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Restless and itching to get out? Us too. That's why we're bringing a dose of escapism to wherever you may be listening. We'll be dissecting what post-pandemic travel might look like in the first episode of SUITCASE's debut podcast, The Upgrade.Helping you to travel smarter, we're exploring staycations as the new holiday of choice and looking forward to the positive impact this new trend will have on the travel industry. Join us for the ride; we'll be spotlighting some of our favourite British hotels and UK destinations along the way.We also catch up with Robin and Judy Hutson, the pioneers behind The Pig hotels, as they share their thoughts on how COVID-19 is set to change the hospitality space.We'd love to know where you're travelling next and how you think the travel landscape might change post-pandemic. Send your voice notes to fleur@suitcasemag.com or drop us a DM on Instagram @indiadowley and @fleur_rm. For a daily dose of travel inspiration, check in with us at suitcasemag.com Links and notes from the episodes:Guilty of neglecting some of the UK's most beautiful hotspots? Find your staycation inspiration here:https://suitcasemag.com/articles/britains-best-beacheshttps://suitcasemag.com/articles/instagrammable-uk-destinations-that-could-be-abroadhttps://suitcasemag.com/articles/abandoned-places-to-visit-ukhttps://suitcasemag.com/articles/great-day-trips-london We're gushing about Bruton A LOT. Read our pocket guide here:https://suitcasemag.com/travel/city-guides/bruton-somerset-uk/Margate, too:https://suitcasemag.com/travel/city-guides/guide-to-margate-kent/And here's our guide to St Ives if you're looking for a Cornish beaches-and-cream getaway:https://suitcasemag.com/travel/city-guides/a-pocket-guide-to-st-ives-cornwall-uk/Keep up-to-date with The Pig Hotels and Robin and Judy Hutson here:https://www.thepighotel.comIndia and Fleur's hotel hot picks  Artist Residence https://www.artistresidence.co.ukHeckfield Place, Hampshirehttps://suitcasemag.com/articles/heckfield-place-hampshireBeaverbrook, Surreyhttps://suitcasemag.com/articles/beaverbrook-surreyThe Newt, Somersethttps://thenewtinsomerset.comSwallow Barn, Fromehttps://www.swallowbarnfrome.comBlonde Hedgehog, Aldenery, Channel Islandshttps://blondehedgehog.comThe Yan, Cumbria https://www.theyan.co.ukL'enclume, Cumbriahttps://www.lenclume.co.ukKilliehuntly, Kingussie, Scotland https://suitcasemag.com/articles/killiehuntly-house-kingussie-scotland  Lakes by Yoo, Cotswoldshttps://thelakesbyyoo.com

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A bheil sibh ag ionnsachadh Gàidhlig? A bheil sibh feumach air misneachd gus ur Gàidhlig a chleachdadh? Ma tha, 's ann dhuibhse a tha Beag air Bheag, sreath gu sònraichte do luchd-ionnsachaidh na Gàidhlig. Gach seachdain treòraichidh Iain Urchardan sibh tro chòmhraidhean agus tro aithrisean a bhios feumail dhuibh nur n-ionnsachadh. Beag air bheag, cuiridh sibh ri ur comasan ann a bhith a' bruidhinn Gàidhlig. Sa phrògram seo, tha Iain a' còmhradh ri neach-ionnsachaidh na seachdain Moira Webster à Ceann a' Ghiùthsaich agus a' cluinntinn mu a roghainn-ciùil, tha an t-Ollamh Michel Byrne a' toirt thugaibh Oisean a' Ghràmair agus tha Siobhan NicAonghais air ais le fiosrachadh mu chlasaichean Gàidhlig do luchd-ionnsachaidh air feadh Alba. Cluinnear cuideachd earrann bho "Laithean Geala" le Murchadh MacLeòid nach maireann - leabhar beag snog air an robh clann sgoile air feadh Alba a bha fileanta ann an Gàidhlig eòlach aig aon àm - air a leughadh le Catrìona Mhoireach, agus bidh Ruairidh MacIlleathainn a' toirt sùil eile air ainmean-àite na h-Alba. In the first programme in this series for Gaelic learners, John Urquhart guides learners through the intricacies of Gaelic language, dialects, idioms and sayings and chats to Moira Webster from Kingussie about her learning experience. Gaelic grammar help is on hand with Dr Michel Byrne of Glasgow University who uses materials from the BBC archives to illustrate some of the complexities of the language and Siobhan MacInnes takes a look at Gaelic classes and events taking place throughout Scotland over the coming week. Also in this week's programme, listeners can enjoy another chapter from "Laithean Geala" - Murdo Macleod's charming book which was at one time well-known to Gaelic-speaking schoolchildren throughout the country - read by Catriona Murray, and Roddy MacLean, whom many listeners will know from "Litir do Luchd-ionnsachaidh" will take a closer look at some of Scotland's Gaelic placenames.

Transcript -- Bobby and his brother Freddie worked in the iconic Murchies store in Kingussie as young boys and years later, after both playing football in the Highland League, ended up buying the shop and running it. In June he will retire. Bobby thinks the National Park has denied local residents an element of democracy.

Bobby and his brother Freddie worked in the iconic Murchies store in Kingussie as young boys and years later, after both playing football in the Highland League, ended up buying the shop and running it. In June he will retire. Bobby thinks the National Park has denied local residents an element of democracy.

Host: Ron Beard, University of Maine Cooperative Extension Engineer: Joel Mann Program Topic: The Drover's Journey Key Discussion Points: a) Who were drover's and why were they important in Scottish History b) What motivated Joyce Gilbert and others to create a non-profit educational trust to bring teachers, artists, musicians, writers and scientists together to experience outdoor “journeys” and how did she come to create The Drover's Journey in July of 2012 c) How do Highland Ponies contribute to traditional outdoor pursuits on many Scottish estates? d) What was the human to pony connection discovered on The Drover's Journey e) What were some of the key experiences and reflections from participants in the Drover's Journey Guests by name and affiliation: A) Joyce Gilbert, board member, Spey Grian Educational Trust, Scotland B) Linda Cracknell, board member, Spey Grian Educational Trust, author, teacher C) Ruraidh Ormiston, Newtonmore Riding Center, Kingussie, Scotland D) Other short interviews with Terry Williams, Alistair Strachan, Jean Langhorn, Sarah Hughes, Vyv Wood-Gee, Richard Bracken, Juliet Robertson and Claire Hewett Call In Program: No The post Talk of the Towns 11/23/12 first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives.

Young Adult - We review the critically acclaimed dark new comedy. Food On Film - Helen Graham (Co-ordinator of Food on Film) and French chef Lydie Bocquillon discuss Kingussie’s annual winter festival – The Discovery Cinema in Rothesay - Bob Dickson continues his exploration of intriguing and historic cinemas 'Rolling Thunder’ is our DVD pick of the week, (Brainscan) and co-written by Carnage - Film Critics Jane Graham and Siobhan Synnott discuss Roman Polanski’s latest film

Part 3 of my journey across Scotland. After a lively night in Kingussie where I would eat way too much and not drink enough I would drag myself back to hiking around 10:00AM. I should have splurged and bought some eggs and made an omelet for myself in the hostel's kitchen. Live and learn. Over the next 3 days I would hike about 52 kilometers to reach the town of Braemar. The Bulk of that hiking would be on the second day and if it hadn't been for that day the hike itself would have been rather dull. Should I hike between these two town again I hope I can find a nicer route to the western edge of River Feshie. But the hike had many high points including my time spent at Ruigh-aiteachain Bothy with numerous other Challengers. My brief visit to Ruthven Barracks was also enjoyable though I should have spent more time there. Mar Lodge was also a very pleasant surprise and I am glad I learned of it from Russ. From a hiking standpoint the high point has to be the walk across the Feshie watershed through the southern marches of Cairngorn National Park. Being able to do that with other made the trek much easier but I'm sure I would have made my goals had I gone across alone. Places I stayed at: I was able to snag a room at Mar Lodge. The room cost about £15 and was quite posh with the notable exception of the gross teapot. The building has extensive kitchen facilities as does the bunkhouse where many other Challengers were staying. If you know you are going to stay here you could, as some like Laura and Mary Ann, mail food to the lodge and prepare yourself a fine meal or two. It's a fascinating place, not to be missed. I managed to locate a room at the Callater Lodge. It was what was available and I think the rate was around £35 for the night. While I've no doubt I could have saved plenty of money staying at the hostel I was happy where I was. But if I pass through again and make reservations ahead of time perhaps I'll try the hostel and save £20. Sites of interest: You can find some of my trip journals for this trip at A Wandering Knight Blog. Other journals and much more at my main personal site. The official site of the TGO Challenge.

Part 2 of my journey across Scotland. From Fort Augustus my original plan was to do an overnight hike across Corryairack Pass and then along the paved roads to Kingussie. That's a trek of about 58 kilometers with the major ascent and descent coming the first day with the climb and descent of the pass. Instead I decided to take a more relaxed approach and do the segment over two nights. This would make for hiking days about approximately 21, 12, and 18 kilometers respectively. This would yield wonderful benefits in the amount of time I was able to spend immersing myself in some of the more social aspects of the Challenge. Places I stayed at: I did not get a room at Monadhliath Hotel (near Laggan) but slept next door inside the ruins of the old church. I probably could have stayed at the bunkhouse down the road but by the time I learned about that and went down there I decided it wasn't worth shifting camp. Relaxing in the dining room of the Monadhliath Hotel chatting with the other Challengers over dinner and drinks was a real treat. This is a place I would definitely visit again. In Kingussie I stayed at the Tipsy Laird Hostel. The access to the pub was fantastic and the food there was plentiful and tasty. And while my shared room was certainly adequate and I can't complain about the price I was less than thrilled with the lack of a towel (maybe I could have gotten one somewhere) and the so-so shower stall. Kingussie has many places you can stay so I expect that if I return Ill stay someplace else but still eat at Tipsy Laird. Sites of interest: You can find some of my trip journals for this trip at A Wandering Knight Blog. Other journals and much more at my main personal site. The official site of the TGO Challenge.