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Scotland Outdoors

Hedgehogs, Da Mirrie Dancers and Stalectites

Scotland Outdoors

BBC

Nature, Society & Culture, Science

4.7709 Ratings

🗓️ 1 April 2023

⏱️ 84 minutes

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Summary

Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great Scottish outdoors.

Transcript

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0:00.0

He tells her that she will be sent to France as a secret agent, and if she's caught, she's going to be shot.

0:09.3

I'm Helen Obalam Carter, and this is history's secret heroes, where I shine a light on extraordinary stories from World War II.

0:17.6

What they wanted was someone to get themselves arrested and sent to Auschwitz.

0:22.0

Tales of deception, an incredible acts of resistance and courage.

0:26.3

She was a born soldier.

0:27.4

She's a freedom fighter in its widest sense.

0:29.9

The brand new series of History's secret heroes.

0:32.8

Listen first on BBC Sounds.

0:34.7

This Scotland Outdoors podcast with Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart from BBC Radio Scotland.

0:45.4

Hello and thank you very much for choosing to listen to this.

0:48.1

I'm Mark Stephen.

0:49.4

She's Rachel Stewart.

0:50.6

As you probably know, we build the Scotland Outdoors podcast from the live program we do for BBC Radio Scotland, which is called Out of Doors.

0:58.0

This week, I go in search of a stunning cave in Angus and learn the difference between astallic might and a stalactite.

1:07.4

Out of Doors with Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart from BBC Radio Scotland.

1:31.3

We are here, don't worry. We are here, don't worry. See, that was the dawn chorus that actually greeted us when we came into the car park at half-past five this morning.

1:56.5

And Ron McCaskill, our audio engineer, very kindly ran a mic out and recorded it.

2:01.3

And it's, I mean, it's still on the go here this morning, but it was so clear, so pure this morning.

2:05.6

We thought you might like to hear it too.

2:07.3

I'm Mark Stephen. I'm standing here in the car park and Beach Grove Garden in Aberdeen.

2:11.0

Across the other side of the fire, Rachel Stewart.

2:12.8

Isn't that a lovely start in the morning. It just puts you in a good mood, I think, when you hear that.

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