THE BLOG.
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- BBC Radio 3 Essay 1
- BBC Radio Scotland 3
- Breast Cancer 1
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- Highlands 4
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- Masterclass 1
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- Out of Doors 2
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- Scotland 5
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- Seasons 1
- Spring 1
- Storytelling 4
- Ullapool 1
- Volunteer 1
- Wilderness 1
- mastectomy 1
Spring in the Great Glen
For me the first signs of spring is the joy of being woken by sunlight pouring itself over the hill opposite above Aldourie Castle and bouncing back up off the loch. I will never grow tired of that Spring sun bursting into the sky and my consciousness each morning. So much better than the sound of the alarm. I understand the desire, need, for seedlings to start to unfurl so they can bask in that light and warmth, it makes me want to unfurl each day too…
Old Dog New Tricks
Pen shares a few thoughts on the value of never playing it safe, in life or in coming up with the format for a new series, both have their risks but there’s joy to be found in trying something just a bit different…
A Landscape for Recovery
This was a piece Pen was commissioned to write by the brilliant BBC producer, Helen Needham, as part of a Radio 3 series of essays Helen was making about 5 women and their relationship to particular landscapes through emotional and physical recovery.
Bridging the Seasons – Autumn to Winter
Pen shares thoughts on the point of change from Autumn to Winter for BBC Radio Scotland’s Out of Doors.