Letter from Scotland - November 2025 - A warm, humorous, and atmospheric tour through Scotland's latest news
This November 2025 edition of Letter from Scotland offers a warm, humorous, and vividly atmospheric tour through the country's latest news, landscapes, and quirks. Host John Robert Mackay Harbour begi...
25 Nov 202537min
Glasgow - Shipbuilding on the Clyde - ghosts of the past, appear in this riveting story of Glasgow's River Clyde, once the beating heart of global shipbuilding.
This special episode delves into the rich maritime legacy of Glasgow's River Clyde, once a global powerhouse of shipbuilding. From the early 19th to the mid-20th century, the Clyde's shipyards were at...
18 Okt 202554min
A SCOTSMAN IN NEW YORK - Screeching Police sirens mixed with Scottish bagpipes sort of sums up New York's Tartan Week where thousands of Scots descended upon the city 'that never sleeps'
Scotsman in New York NEW YORK is, undoubtedly, one of the most exciting cities in the world and I can't believe that I have just visited for the first time. Thankfully I have now been to see this amaz...
25 Mai 202546min
Glasgow City - Episode 3 - Kylie Minogue clearly loves Glasgow - I wonder if she rides the Clockwork Orange when she's in town
In this third Episode on Glasgow city, we have just come to the end of University Avenue, arriving at Byers Road, a favourite place for University Students to eat and drink. What is the scandal surrou...
15 Apr 202540min
Glasgow City - Episode 2 - Did Madeleine Smith poison her lover. Just one of teh stories as we tour this wonderful city
In this second Episode of Glasgow we leave Glasgow Green and travel from the East, along the river Clyde and past the Clutha bar that suffered such a tragedy a few years ago. We pass through the centr...
11 Mar 202540min
Glasgow City - Episode 1 - The largest city in Scotland, once named the Second city of the Empire. Modern, vibrant and full of surprises
Glasgow City – Episode 1 – A Panoramic Tour Glasgow, the largest city in Scotland, is not the Capital of the country as that honour goes to Edinburgh with it's Royal Castle and Palace. There is howeve...
12 Feb 202536min
Letter from Scotland Dec 24 - Shipwrecks, Shenanigans and Sheepdogs all feature in the 2024 review of last year. Some incredible stories....
LETTER FROM SCOTLAND – End of Year Review Shenanigans, Sheepdogs and Shipwrecks litter the pages of this good news final Letter from Scotland of 2024. The bad news of the old year is left behind as th...
1 Jan 202540min
Edinburgh's Coast - EAST LOTHIAN Episode 2
Discover the extraordinary secrets of an incredible coastline to the east of Edinburgh in the County of East Lothian. It is an area of regal beauty with golden sandy beaches, medieval castles, the lar...
25 Nov 202453min
