Smartify: Audio Collection
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.
In Focus: The Uniqueness of South Uist
Join Paul Burgess and Paul McCallum as they discuss how the unique spirit of South Uist comes alive in its sights and sounds, history and community, and the music of the island.
Islay - An Isle of Natural Wonders
...they were swimming underneath the boat. It was just something else...it was just worth it - that night we saw the dolphins...
Rusting Histories
"...you've got hundreds of peoples' lives in front of you on every view."
WWI: From Bombay to Skye
"...his famous words were "whoever thought of fighting in a kilt should be shot!""
Favourite Places: Machir Bay
"Nothing beyond America and it's just the best place on Earth."
Favourite Places: North Glendale
...it's where I was brought up. It's where my people were...here, North Glendale and South Lochboisdale, it's one of the last bastions of Gaelic - we still speak it everyday.
Favourite Places: Howmore
"...we stayed in the same house that we stayed in when we got married and we went to the beaches and everything, it was all there!"
Favourite Places: Hosta Beach
"It's an amazing spot, you get some really nice waves for surfing there. I pick some of the botanicals we use in our gin there...azure-coloured blue seas and you just get this nice gentle swell rolling in..."
Favourite Places: Allt Robuic Gorge
"...it just feels like you go into that and you're in the middle of the rainforest...it feels truly wild."
In Focus: The Glory of Gaelic Choirs
"...there are certain things that you can only express in Gaelic."
