³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Radio Scotland highlights - May 2011
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| 00:01 UK time, Saturday, 24 December 2011
May saw the launch of three brand new programmes on ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Radio Scotland - The Kitchen Cafe, Morning Extra and All Night Long with Ravi Sagoo.
The Kitchen Cafe, presented by Pennie Latin looked at all aspects of cookery and has been providing downloadable recipes by some of Scotland's top chefs every week on the blog. In May we were treated to Tom Kitchin's Wild Salmon with Peas and Broadbeans and Scottish Asparagus and Duck Egg Starter, Lady Claire MacDonald's Rhubarb, Orange and Ginger Fool and Ghillie Basan's Eggs in a Tomato and Pepper Ragout.
The weekday overnight schedule also changed in May with the introduction of music show All Night Long with Ravi Sagoo and a brand new early morning news programme Morning Extra presented by Colin Kelly.
May was of course Election month in Scotland with the Scottish parliamentary elections. All our news programmes covered the events as they unfolded, and Derek Bateman and Ken MacDonald were at the helm overnight as the results filtered through.
Talking of Derek Bateman, he turned 60 in May, but his birthday was somewhat eclipsed by the legend that is Bob Dylan - ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Radio Scotland celebrated his 70th birthday with a special edition of Another Country, A Bob Dylan Celtic Zone and a chance to hear the Celtic Connections tribute concert. A number of musicians and presenters wrote about what Dylan meant to them on our blog.
As well as celebrating all things Dylan, Ricky Ross presented a live show from Nashville Tennessee with guest Diana Jones, and also had a session from Shelby Lynne.
The short story competition run by ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Radio Scotland and The Scottish Book Trust drew to a close and we featured the first of five of the stories to be published in the resulting book - Mercy Boo Coo by Catherine Simpson.
Shereen's extended interviews during May included Michael Scheuer, an ex CIA man who had just published a biography of Bin Laden and Professor Sheila McLean, an expert in medical ethics.
Also on the blog in May, Colin MacDonald writes about his football related play The Penalty, and Out of Doors' Euan McIlwraith faced up to his fear of white water rafting whilst Mark Stephens went hand gliding.
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At 24th Dec 2011, Alikhan wrote:I am listen every day your radio, but now days i cant :( love your radio
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