Summary
Walking your dog in the countryside can be tricky: What if you need to cross a field of cattle or horses? Should you let your dog off the lead or keep it on? Is it best to poo-pick or ‘stick and flick’ in a remote area? Steve Jenkinson has a unique job, having studied the psychology of people and their pets he now works with a range of organisations helping them develop a harmonious relationship with dog walkers who use their land. He lives on Orkney where Clare met him and his dog, Teal, for a coastal walk which passes by the Broch of Gurness. This Iron Age settlement is around 2000 years old and is on the north eastern edge of Orkney’s west Mainland. The St. Magnus Way, a 58 mile long-distance walking route passes by. This is the third of three consecutive walks that Clare recorded on Orkney where she explored its landscape, rich history and archaeology.
Presenter: Clare Balding Producer, for BBC Audio in Bristol: Karen Gregor
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, I'm Greg Jenner. I'm the host of Your Dead to Me, where the best names in comedy and history |
| 0:05.5 | join me to learn about and laugh at the past. You are a traitor. And in the new series, we'll meet |
| 0:11.2 | Aristotle. I think he might have been a time traveller. Someone who's like almost a glitch. |
| 0:15.3 | We'll dive into the causes of the British Civil Wars in the 1600s. In England at this period, |
| 0:19.8 | there's people can't get on the housing ladder. |
| 0:21.5 | This sounds familiar. |
| 0:23.2 | And we'll discover the arts and crafts movement. |
| 0:25.3 | I love the clothes. |
| 0:26.3 | I love the vibe. |
| 0:27.1 | Yes, we're a comedy show |
| 0:28.0 | that takes history seriously |
| 0:29.3 | and then laughs at it. |
| 0:30.5 | You're dead to me. |
| 0:31.3 | Listen first on BBC Sounds. |
| 0:34.3 | BBC Sounds. |
| 0:35.6 | Music, radio, podcasts. |
| 0:39.6 | It's a bright and very breezy day on Orkney. |
| 0:43.4 | I think the wind never stops blowing, but slightly less windy than the two walks that I have so far had. |
| 0:49.4 | It's my third and final chance to really explore, and I come to the northeast side of mainland Orkney |
| 0:56.7 | to another ancient monument, the Brock of Gernesse, |
| 1:01.3 | which was a very large tower-like structure. |
| 1:06.1 | Now about, oh, probably the bottom fifth of it still remains and the foundations all around of a |
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