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Hard times for farmers. Two farmers describe how difficult it is for them to make a living, since the price of cattle has fallen since BSE, and the price of lambs is also very low. They say things...

Martin MacDonald is in the hot seat to answer personal questions. Martin MacDonald answers questions about himself, most of them light-hearted. He tells what makes him laugh, what makes him angry,...

Work for the local landowner in Scourie. Mary Ann Allan is from South Uist but she now lives in Scourie in Sutherland. She discusses her work as gardener for Lady Mary Grosvenor, the local landown...

Living in Lismore. John David MacColl talks about living in Lismore. He talks about the mill and who used it. He also discusses crofting, how they used horses, the work of the stonemason, the scho...

The West Highland Line opened in 1901. The West Highland line between Fort William and Mallaig opened in 1901 to make a link with the ferry to the west coast islands. Martin MacDonald looks at tra...

Updating church magazines. Rev. Mary Byers, Mary Bell Galbraith and Rev. Iain MacAskill discuss church magazines and whether they should be updated to make them more appealing to young people and ...

An account of the life of Alexander Smith author of 'A Summer in Skye'. Martin MacDonald has made a series of six radio programmes based on translations of parts of Alexander Smith's book 'A Summe...

Kay Matheson and the Stone of Destiny. Martin MacDonald talks about Kay Matheson and the theft of the Stone of Destiny. This act is commemorated in the television programme 'An Ceasnachadh' and th...

40 years since the Sharpeville Massacre. James Murray who lived in South Africa at the time discusses what it was like in South Africa at the time of the Sharpeville Massacre, and how people are f...

Discussion on F. W. de Klerk and his stepping down from power. Discussion on the news that F. W. de Klerk will be stepping down from his position as leader of the National Party in South Africa.