Our Story

Mar 30 2025 71 ep. 27 mins 85
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Communities around Scotland tell the stories that matter to them. With Mark Stephen.

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Deans South

Mar 30 2025 28 mins  
When their houses were condemned, homeowners in Deans South, Livingston, fought for a fair deal and ended up living in a ghost town. Mark Stephen speaks with Kerry Macintosh, Phil Cavan and Isabel Baxter, who after twenty years finally found a solution.

The Glasgow Taxi Outing to Troon

Mar 23 2025 27 mins  
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Fife Flyers

Mar 16 2025 28 mins  
Mark Stephen visits the Fife Flyers in Kirkcaldy, to meet the players, management and the fans of the oldest ice hockey team.With over 60 Scottish and British cups and titles to their name, the Flyers have a storied history of success that’s all the more impressive considering they’re based in a small market town. Despite facing financial challenges compared to their rivals in

The Sollas Beach Fly-in

Mar 09 2025 28 mins  
Mark Stephen takes to the skies as he heads to North Uist in a light 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 2000’s by John Angus Macleod, the Fly-In has grown from a few pilots landing on Sollas beach, to an event that now attracts li

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 wh