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What does the 'spirit' of the Highlands and Islands mean to you? Here, listen and discover the 'spirit' of the Highlands and Islands through the eyes of the people who know it best in this series of interviews carried out by the brilliant team at Smartify.

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Favourite Places: Loch Etchachan

"I really value friends and the idea of going out with friends just to detox from everything else and laugh and talk rubbish so I've had many lovely times in the mountains..."

Shetland Knitwear: A Cultural Icon

Explore the memories, history and contemporary production of Shetland knitwear through the eyes of Shetlanders Joanna Hunter, Ronnie Eunson and Jean Keith.

In Focus: Shetland - A Personal History

"...the greatest gift in this life is peace of mind. There's no other gift in this life that can compare than peace of mind. Peace of mind and happy memories."

Favourite Places: Strathmore

"...when you actually walk out in the middle of that you can't see any hand of man..."

The flat plains of the Flow Country, Caithness under cloudy skies.

In Focus: Findhorn Ecovillage

"...I've been shaped by the landscape more than I thought...we are closer to nature than we think we are I'm fairly certain of that..."

Favourite Places: Reelig Glen

"...there's magic in the trees...you notice something different every time!"

In Focus: Connecting with Nature

"...never has there been a more important time than for people to understand what nature really means to them."

In Focus: Ben Nevis Distillery

join Guide Hazel Currie as she takes us behind the scenes at Ben Nevis Distillery and their unique production process behind the creation of Scotland's most iconic drink, whisky - uiseag beatha.

Uist - A Photographer's Paradise

From macro-shots of machair to the marvellous Marilyns of Beinn Mhòr and Ben Kenneth, plane landings on Barra beach to daily ferry crossings, join local photographer Paul Burgess as he reveals the abundance of Uist - a photographer's paradise.

In Focus: Saving Lives - The RNLI at Campbeltown

"...you trust the boat, you trust the equipment you trust your coxswain and you trust your crew..."

Looking Over Rooftops To The Harbour At Campbeltown- The Chief Town and Port Of Kintyre At The Head Of Campbeltown Loch, Argyll and Bute