Firth of Forth: walking the coast of witches and war
War machines, tav avoiders, climate change. If you want to escape politics, walking along the Firth of Forth is not the place to do it.
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In search of happiness – Bhutan to Glasgow
Do you want to be happy? Are you on a journey? The search for happiness and wellbeing has turned into lifestyle aspiration. But do we really want to be happy in the way we think we do?
Abandoned railways, restored heritage
Exploring abandoned and restored industrial railway heritage in south Scotland and Yorkshire.
Finding our ghosts: at a Victorian séance
Finding ghosts and spirits at a Victorian séance in one of Britian’s oldest music halls.
Lord of the Seas: Pablo Neruda and a Scottish naval hero
How a friendship inspired the great Chilean poet, Pablo Neruda, to write a poem about a Scottish naval hero.
Is this the quirkiest town in Britain?
This town has an abandoned harbour, lost-in-time cafes, a train junkyard, old-world cinema and an astonishing annual fair. You’ve probably never heard of it (unless you live in central Scotland).
Planting trees, freezing nights and talking deer
An amateur dabbler goes tree-planting on Knoydart, mending Scotland’s ecological damage one sapling at a time. Souls were nearly bartered for dry socks.
