Scottish Blethers

About Scottish Blethers

In Scotland, when friends get together they blether. When those friends happen to be Scottish Blue Badge Tourist Guides you can be sure that the country they are so passionate about will be right at the heart of their discussions. Contemporary and historical; culinary and cultural; reminiscence and anecdote - from accommodation to zoos, the chat will range across the entire alphabet of topics and issues that are live and happening in Scotland right now. We hope that you’ll join us - there’s nothing to beat a right good blether!

Publisher

Liz Lister & Helen Houston

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

1 Sept 2020

Latest episode

8 Apr 2025

Latest episodes

135 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   8 Apr 2025

   Series 4 Episode 7 - Screen Tourism in Scotland

   In our last episode we chatted about the tiny Fife burgh of Culross and how it has come to the world’s attention as a location for the filming of Outlander. We continue the theme in this episode and look at other iconic films and series that have chosen Scotland as their backdrop. From Marvel to Bollywood it seems as if producers just can’t get enough of our big skies and mysterious glens.

2. 

   11 Mar 2025

   Series 4 Episode 6 | Culross

   Following on from our previous episode on Royal Burghs we take a visit to one close to home. Spelt Culross but pronounced Coo-Ross, this burgh stands in a 17th C time warp, due to a great storm that caused its residents to abandon it. Rescued and restored by the National Trust for Scotland, a walk through the village now provides an insight into its religious origins and the trades and technologies through which it prospered.

3. 

   14 Feb 2025

   Series 4 Episode 5 | Crusing

   In this episode we take to the high seas as we explore the growing demand for luxury cruising. We look at the origins of the cruise industry in transporting mail and passengers and how it developed so that the journey became more important than the destination. Initially the preserve of the rich and famous it has evolved to become accessible to all. Scotland has capitalised on this demand and cruise passengers now make a major contribution to the economy - but success doesn’t come without its challenges.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

54 ratings

Spotify

4.9 / 5

36 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 54 / 100

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Quality

74

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

85

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