Lesley Riddoch

There is a new Aftermath available...about Economic Conspiracies

The crew got together after an economic whirlwind of a Riddoch Questions with Will Hutton, Colin Fox and Bruce Anderson...hear what they thought.

The Aftermath comes back from its holidays.

The Riddoch Questions crew sat down after the long summer break and talked through the day's Riddoch Questions which had concentrated on prisoners ...seemingly. Check out the new Aftermath here.

The End of Term Aftermath

There was a certain 'end of term' feeling in the studio as the Riddoch Questions team recorded their last Aftermath podcast before the summer break. Everyone looks back and forward, eavesdrop on the conversation here. Riddoch Questions will return on 12 September with some new faces in the team and a new studio.

There's a new Aftermath available...broadcasting doughnuts

Scott, Julianne and Sean dissect the Riddoch Questions that concerned itself with the result of the Glasgow East bye election. For keen radio fans, Scott reveals a secret of the role of doughnuts in broadcasting.
It's all over at the Aftermath podcast.

The Murray Mint Aftermath

This week's Aftermath meanders around leadership, Murray Mints, trains and finally arrives at cycling as Sean, Richard, Greg and Lesley relax and reveal. Click here to listen and download 'the Murray Mint Aftermath

There's a new Aftermath available

After the recording for June 27 Riddoch Questions finished, the audience and panel stayed on to debate education, Gaelic and de-population. It's about 20 minutes long and features contributions from audience and panel alike. Click here to listen and download 'the Islands Debate Aftermath

The Iceland Aftermath

Last week when Pennie Taylor held the fort on Riddoch Questions, Lesley Riddoch herself was in Iceland on an ICHI sponsored cultural exchange. That’s an EU programme and it allows people to explore other cultures – Lesley’s big mission was to find out how a community on an isolated fjord in an isolated country can be confidently developing natural and cultural heritage when similar communities in Scotland seem overwhelmed by red tape, regulation, health and safety rules and a shortage of volunteers. The place is Skalanes --  bought four years ago by the family of Elfa Hlin Petursdottir -- a young historian and Museum curator in East Iceland.

The 3000 hectare estate lies 17 kms beyond Seydisfjordur – now known as the “turn of the century town” after a group of local women blocked a project to create a sterile new harbour and instead refurbished the old Nordic wooden and tin pier buildings to house hotels, museums and young families.

At Skalanes. Elfa’s family are managing their native arctic tern and eider duck colonies successfully, and have boldly gone where “professional” conservationists fear to tread, exploring local archaeology, culture, place names, genealogy, wildlife and botany in one combined heritage project.

Aided by teams of volunteer zoologists from Glasgow University and by our ICHI bunch of Scottish heritage experts, the owners of Skalanes have cheerfully cut across funding streams, bureaucracies, specialisms, national boundaries and areas of expertise to offer a new model of human and natural development.

This podcast features a discussion between Lesley, Elfa, Sharon Webb, of Kilmartin Museum in Argyll, Mia Scott of the Highland Buildings and Preservation Trust and Annie MacSween of Lews Castle College in Stornoway. They’re discussing how best to lead visitors around the amazing rugged natural environment of Skalanes without having signs everywhere…….. Click here to listen to the Iceland Aftermath.

The MP vs MSPs Aftermath

The crew sit down and ruminate over whether Riddoch Questions is too tough on its guests. Is it a MP thing or a MSP thing? You can decide by listening.

There is a new Oil Fund Aftermath

Lesley was away and Ian Mcwhirter was in the hot seat. In this week's Aftermath, the talk turned to Oil Funds. What were they and how did they operate...Sean explains the codec issue again and everyone likes Paddy. The Oil Fund Aftermath is available here.

There is a new Aftermath available

The usual Aftermath suspects are joined by Alison from Blairgowrie High School, Gregor and Alex the producer. Alison makes a shocking observation. Listen here.