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The North of Sooth: the Orkney podcast

The North of Sooth: the Orkney podcast

By: Ross Cunningham
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A podcast about the islands, people and history of Orkney.

Ross Cunningham 2024 Social Sciences Travel Writing & Commentary World
Episodes
  • What is the meaning behind the Orkney flag? - interview with its creator Duncan Tullock

    What is the meaning behind the Orkney flag? - interview with its creator Duncan Tullock
    Dec 13 2025

    In 2007, following a local competition, a flag for Orkney was adopted which was red with a light-blue Nordic Cross with an outer layer of yellow.

    In this interview, Duncan Tullock, a local councillor for West Mainland ward, talks about creating the Orkney flag, the other flags in contention, what the colours and design mean, and what being Orcadian means to him.
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    17 mins
  • Whit like the day? - Learning about the Orkney dialect

    Whit like the day? - Learning about the Orkney dialect
    Sep 23 2025

    An interview with Dr Tom Rendall who was awarded a PhD for his work studying the Orcadian dialect.
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    19 mins
  • Magic, Witches and the Supernatural in Orkney during 1500s-1800s

    Magic, Witches and the Supernatural in Orkney during 1500s-1800s
    May 3 2025

    Learn about Orkney's unique mythical creatures influenced by both its Norse and Scottish identities and why witch trials were more common in the islands than many other parts of Scotland.
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    24 mins
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