Our Story

Mar 09 2025 68 ep. 27 mins 83
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Communities around Scotland tell the stories that matter to them. With Mark Stephen.

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The Sollas Beach Fly-in

Mar 09 2025 28 mins  
Mark Stephen takes to the sky’s as he heads to north Uist in a lite aircraft, to meet the organisers of the Sollas Beach Fly-in. A special annual event, where pilots get to challenge themselves by landing on a public beach. First established in the early 2000s by John Angus Macleod, the Fly-in has grown from a few pilots landing on Sollas Beach, to an event that now attracts ligh

Port Edgar Dragons

Mar 02 2025 27 mins  
Mark Stephen takes a paddle on the Union Canal with Scotland’s only cancer survivors' dragon boat group, the Port Edgar Dragons. He also learns about the origins of the Pink Dragon movement in Canada, a dragon boat team formed by cancer survivors. The initiative was founded by Dr Don McKenzie, a professor of sports medicine and exercise physiologist, who sought to challenge the p

Barbed Wireless

Feb 23 2025 27 mins  
Barlinnie's prison radio station broadcasts into every cell, offering music request shows and vital information to support rehabilitation. Mark meets Barry Richardson, the prison officer who set up the station and learned how to operate it alongside the prisoners. Inmates including DJ Geo tell Mark how they've learned valuable life skills like teamwork and responsibility. Victoria

The Miners' Strike

Jul 14 2024 27 mins  
Forty years on, Mark Stephen hears why miners Gordon Cossar, Robert Kelly and Frank Bryce fought so hard to defend their communities in the most bitter strike in living memory.

Knockhill

Jul 07 2024 28 mins  
As Knockhill racing circuit in Fife turns 50, Mark Stephen hears how farmer Tom Kinnaird turned his sheep farm into the home of Scottish motorsport. Over the last 5 decades, Knockhill has been the breeding ground for champions such as Formula 1 driver David Coulthard and super bike rider Niall MacKenzie but triple British Touring Car champion Gordon ‘Flash’ Shedden gives Mark t

Pigeon Racing

Jun 30 2024 28 mins  
Mark Stephen visits the borders to speak to some of Scotland’s most dedicated pigeon fanciers. Regarded as ‘feathered athletes’ he discovers a world of friendship, fun and fierce competition. He learns how the sport of pigeon racing fosters incredible bonds within families and how the traditional image of pigeon racing is being challenged by many in the racing community.

Riding for the Disabled

Jun 24 2024 28 mins  
The Riding for the Disabled Association, also known as the RDA was founded in 1969 and for over 55 years, the charity has been providing therapeutic horse-riding and carriage driving lessons to thousands of individuals living with a disability regardless of age or experience.In this week’s Our Story, Mark Stephen hears from the dedicated coaches, volunteers and participants whose

Balnakeil Craft Village

Jun 16 2024 27 mins  
A disused Cold War military base near Durness becomes Scotland's first craft village. Mark Stephen meets people from around the world who made it their home.

The Women's Rugby World Cup

Jun 09 2024 27 mins  
When the Scottish Women's Rugby team heard that the 1994 World Cup in the Netherlands was being cancelled, they decided to host it in Scotland instead, with only 90 days' notice!

Aviation Preservation Society of Scotland

Nov 05 2023 28 mins  
Mark Stephen meets a group of retired aviation enthusiasts who have built a World War One biplane in a shed in East Lothian. Now they want to see her fly.