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Scotland Outdoors

Euan McIlwraith's Memorable Encounters with Wildlife

Scotland Outdoors

BBC

Nature, Society & Culture, Science

4.7709 Ratings

🗓️ 21 September 2022

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Euan McIlwraith presents Scotland Outdoors

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0:00.0

He tells her that she will be sent to France as a secret agent, and if she's caught, she's going to be shot.

0:09.3

I'm Helen Obalam Carter, and this is history's secret heroes, where I shine a light on extraordinary stories from World War II.

0:17.6

What they wanted was someone to get themselves arrested and sent to Auschwitz.

0:22.0

Tales of deception,

0:23.4

an incredible acts of resistance

0:25.1

and courage.

0:26.3

She was a born soldier.

0:27.4

She's a freedom fighter

0:28.3

in its widest sense.

0:29.9

The brand new series

0:31.0

of history's secret heroes.

0:32.8

Listen first on BBC Sounds.

0:36.1

This Scotland Outdoors podcast from BBC Radio Scotland.

0:45.4

Hello and thank you for choosing the Scotland Outdoors podcast from BBC Radio Scotland.

0:52.6

I'm Ewan McElwraith and every week we try and bring you something different from the great outdoors.

0:59.6

Mainly from Scotland, but we also have an eye on the world.

1:04.3

Over the years, I've covered the genocide in Rwanda, conflict in Israel, wildlife smuggling in China, climbed Kilimanjaro to look at climate change,

1:13.6

and been taken at gunpoint in Somalia.

1:16.6

But the real highlights for me over the years have been encounters with wildlife.

1:22.6

Some delightful and some downright scary.

1:25.6

So I thought I'd delve into the archive to share some amazing moments.

1:31.3

And I'm going to start with wolves.

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