It’s hard to explain the magic involved in the podcast…dense, rich, and often hilarious. If either of the two words in the title hold any appeal for you, just listen.

My mom ‘ s great — greats , Alexander and Christiania were native to 19th Century Aberdeenshire . Mark and Helen , your interviews and location based stories give me feeling of somehow knowing them through the fire of my imagination . thx , kev

Scotland Outdoors is literally my favourite podcast due to the content and thoughtfulness of the hosts. I love traveling through Scotland with your stories! Thank you!

No matter the subject, Mark and Rachel make the subject captivating. I live their take on everything from bird calls to the weather, from Shetland to rail trips. Love every minute and always look forward to the next episode.

Thanks especially for this thoughtful and brave conversation. I cannot overstate how helpful (and inspiring) it was.

Never knew how good it would feel to be home.

I love this podcast. Anyone who loves the outdoors will appreciate it. And the way the hosts speak to each other, the mystery bird all of the different aspects of the outdoors in Scotland and the fact that it’s taking place right now and by listening you were tapping into The season. It creates wonder in there and is a perfect tonic for although noise and terrible scary things going on in the world. It reminds meI that I can decide what is important. And if a podcast can do that for me I will keep listening thank you!

This show has been a lifeline for me, inspiring me to hike outdoors and let nature heal me. An Outlander fan, I joined because I wanted to hear Scottish voices but now I listen because the light banter between the hosts makes me laugh and gives me the motivation to get up and do what needs to be done! Don’t change a thing!

I’ve been listening to the cast for years now. I’ve yet to make it to Scotland, but enjoy hearing about it and current events. Keep up the great work & thank you!

Best Scotland podcast.

I have listened to every single live & archived show I can find and cannot get enough. So fascinating to hear all about Scotland locals and current agricultural trends. The descriptions are sometimes breathtaking, and I love to hear the sound scapes — it makes me feel like I’m there! Also the amazing lessons on wildlife and woodlands, the history (LOVED the archive of the John Muir episode!), the nature, craftsmen and women, the farmers & fishermen, the environmental conservation and renewable energy... Love love love the show! You seriously make me feel like I’m right there in Scotland with you!

Fantastic podcast. I’m from Pasadena, California, think New Year Rose Parade. I LOVE the sounds and serenity your podcast brings. Thank you so much 😊

The most amazing podcast with such a keen ear for sound production! A polished podcast by broadcasting veterans & the most elite production team, every second is a listener’s paradise. Can Helen Needham have a biography page as well BBC? Because I adore hearing her equally as much as Mark & Euan! She’s a national treasure commensurate to her male counterparts and I know they celebrate her just as much as I do! Love from Las Vegas, Kari

Working from home… in the office … now at home for who knows how long…it does not matter. Scotland Outdoors has been my go-to source for great adventures and stories of the home my grandmother told me stories her grandmother told her stories about. It is as if I am there and someday will make a visit from ‘wence my family came. So many places and so many things to see, taste and feel on my “someday” trip to Scotland. Thank you for helping plan the amazing out of the way adventures soon to come! -Pamela Pillar

I have insomnia, and failing eyesight. This podcast has been a Godsend during troubled times. I love the vivid descriptions, I now dream of Scotland. Thank you! -Rebecca USA

So lovely! Thank you from Brooklyn, NY

Living in the US, I found this podcast after a visit to Scotland a couple of years ago. This podcast makes me feel like I'm there, and I look forward to listening every week,

This podcast is my weekly (now twice-a-weekly) respite from the hustle and bustle of my everyday life in New York City. I am part Scottish, on my father’s side, and I visit my friends and family there often. Even on my darkest of days, stuck here in the concrete jungle, Mark and Euan’s playful banter never fails to bring a smile to my face, and their descriptive reporting has inspired many ideas for my trips to Scotland! :) I can’t recommend this podcast enough!

I love Scotland- I would move there in a heartbeat. Mark and Euan, and the people they meet on their travels, teach me new things about this most magnificent of places and open my eyes to new places to visit. They brighten my day and I look forward to each new episode. Thanks, BBC, for bringing this to us and to Mark & Euan, keep up the great work!

I listen to Scotland Out of Doors weekly. It is like being there, like hearing from a friend or family member tell you about what they are experiencing, seeing, hearing, smelling, touching. The friendliness and intimacy is so engaging. It helps me look for and see the unique beauty of my own surroundings. I am thankful for this podcast. David from Vermont

I live in Alaska in the USA. I have an ancestor from Glasgow and this is THE podcast I look forward to twice a week. Thank you for bringing me home. And keep it up.

One of the Best.

My week revolves around this podcast! Mark & Euan (Helen, too) always present an incredibly interesting, intriguing, enlightening, & often with a good dose of humor. One listen & you’ll be hooked!

Erudite and informative with the right touch of humor and even some etymology to warm my nerdy heart. This, of all the podcasts I enjoy, is my favorite.

I stumbled across this podcast a wee while ago and love it. The variety of topics covered is wonderful and I particularly love the interviews especially those in the North east where listening to these Doric accents reminds me of the years I spent in Aberdeen at university and working 40 years ago. Now as an ex pat living in Ojai California it is so heartwarming to turn on these podcasts and listen getting a great flavour of home which helps me through the months till I can return to my other Scottish home in Raasay .

Love this podcast and I can almost see what you describe and makes me want to go there all the more!! I would love to hear your take on tourists from American and are they good stewards of the earth in other countries?

So glad this is on i-Tunes as it makes it so much easier to keep up with! This show is always relaxing, informative, fun and - it always makes me wish I was right there in Scotland with them.

It is amazing, yet no surprise so many people around the world listen to this program. You take us to a lot of places we would never know about. Now we want to go too. Please keep it up.

Still listening and enjoying from Washington State, USA. It amazes me how they can find so much to say about the wildlife and outdoor adventures in such a small country. Always a good listen.

As an exiled Scot, I look forward to this podcast every week. The team are all skilled at using the medium of radio to evoke the spirit of the Scottish countryside and never fail to make me wish I could be there in person.

Full of history, nature, recreation, environment and stories of the people of Scotland. I live in the USA and have been to Scotland once, fortunate to experience Edinburgh, Orkney and West Highlands. This podcast takes me back there and beckons a future return. Over the past several years I've listened to quite a number of different podcasts related to my various interests. And none, not a one, are done as well as this one. Well, except for maybe History of the World in 100 Objects. Like old bricks, we'll call it a draw.

Because of the evocative descriptions of the Scottish landscape, people, and outdoor offerings, last year my wife and I spent our second honeymoon walking in Scotland (and enjoying the hospitality and single malts). On day 2 of 8, we started talking about next time (this year). Scotland Outdoors is a great teaser for what we're looking forward to and a great resource for dreaming about the coming trip!

My wife and I listened to your account of the Grey Mare's Tail in our house on the coast of Maine. I could almost reach out and touch the spray of these lovely falls. Our family used to hike there in the 1950's en route to Loch Skene, and beyond. Great program.

I am not from Scotland, but this is still one of my favorite podcasts. Makes is seem like I have been there and experienced something new. Sometimes funny too - like the time it sounded like someone fell out of an inflatable kayak and the microphone was gurgling in the water. Good stuff.