By The Way
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The By The Way podcast is about fascinating Scotland. John Boyd explores everything from the wonder of unicorns to the mysteries of haggis. The By The Way podcast is an anthology of conversations and true stories spoken through the thistle. A new season and upgraded format is due for release soon. Meantime, please enjoy the back catalogue from Arran.

The Strathaven Weaver Audio Drama

James "Purlie" Wilson, the Strathaven Weaver, was a local leader of the Radical Movement seeking social reform in early 19th century Scotland. He was ...
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The Strathaven Weaver

How James "Purlie" Wilson, the Strathaven Weaver, was tried on contrived charges of treason and executed on Glasgow Green at 3:00pm on 30 August, 1820...
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Meet Chris Tait

Chris Tait is a unique writer, poet and storyteller from the Shetland Isles. Chris tells the story of how Asperger's Syndrome influences her writing a...
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Jill Korn writes audio drama

Jill Korn writes audio drama and I add sound design whiffle dust to make her words 3D. Since our first contact in August 2020, we've made some excelle...
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The Selkie.

The Selkie is a mythical sea creature of Scottish folklore. In the sea a Selkie is a seal, but when they occasionally come onshore they take the form ...
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Galore!

I've collaborated with Jill Korn to produce Galore! an audio drama inspired by the events in Compton Mackenzie's 1947 book, "Whisky Galore" and the fi...
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Sparrows in the Buddleia

The delight of hearing hundreds of wee speugs (sparrows) feasting, squabbling, socialising or whatever it was they were doing in the middle of a buddl...
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Don Roberto and The Four Fathers

I’m proud to claim Don Roberto among my relations. Robert Bontine Cunninghame Graham founded the Scottish National Party as he was a passionate advoca...
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Making Noises

They say the pictures are better on radio. That's why I'm making noises. I'm putting more sounds into By The Way stories. It's all about helping to cr...
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Hill 60 on the Western Front

Hill 60 on the Western Front near Ypres is the site during WW1 of the largest non-nuclear explosion ever. Gunner Graham was positioned about a mile aw...
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