P616 CEEFAX 616 Sun 28 May 01:45/05 & )|l4|l4|, l4 1/14 THE BIG COUNTRY Friday 26 May Welcome to the Big Countr9! &5 Each week pre jnterL Dougie V pond and Jinn Falconer bring you the be t of what Scotland has to offe ove the summer months. This week.... &5 a &5 &5 &5 TV Links 610 BBC1 601 Gen Game BBC1 TV BBC2 TV SatelliteP616 CEEFAX 616 Sun 28 May 00:44/44 2/14 THE BIG COUNTRY Friday 26 May SEALIFE SAFARI This week Dougie went in search of Minkj Whales, Harbour Porpoises, &5 Common Dolphins, Risso's Dolphins &5 and BasKing Sharks with Sea Life Surveys in Deuvaig, Mull. The last two weeks in June are guaranteed best viewing times. Whilst onboard, visitors are allocated a task for the day such sa recording dive &5 times and being on whale bridge &5 duty. &5 For full details of the trips offered contact them on 01688 400 223. &upppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppz TV Links 610 BBC1 601 Gen Game BBC1 TV BBC2 TV SatelliteP616 CEEFAX 616 Sun 28 May 01:43/24 & |l4|l4|, l4 3/14 THE BIG COUNTRY Friday 26 May SPO T CLIMBING &5 $his week Jinni tried sport climbing at Alien Rock, 8 Pier Place, Newhav n, Edinbur h. They are open 7 days from 10am until &k 10pm. All equipment can bj hired and courses are run for beginners. Prices are £3 until 4pm, and £4 at &k weekend and evenings. Contact them on 0131 552 7211. &k &upppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppz TV Links 610 BBC1 601 Gen Game BBC2 TV BBC2 TV SatelliteP616 CEEFAX 616 Sun 28 May 01:24/45 4/14 THE BIG COUNTRY Friday 26 May SP RT CLIMBING (cont) Not in the Edinburgh area? Why not contact the following: Hadrian'u +all, Coasters Arena, &5 Grangemouth Road, Falkirk. Tel: 01324 637733. Glasgow Climbing Centre, Ibrox Church, 534 Paisley Road West, Glasgow. T l: 0141 427 95 0. &5 For general information on climbing &5 in your area call The Scottish &5 Mountaineering Council on &5 01764 654 962. &5 &upppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppz TV Links 610 BBC1 601 Gen Game BBC1 TV BBC2 TV SatelliteP616 CEEFAX 616 Sun 28 May 01:19/45 5/14 THE BIG COUNTRY Friday 26 May GOLDPANNING &5 Jinni went goldpanning with Charlie Smart in Mennock Pass, near Sanquar in Dumfries and Galloway. Charlie runs one day courses, with success gubranteed. Gold panning equipment can bj obtained from Chbrlie or hired from the nearby Ljadhills Mining Museum. To pan for gold you must have a pass -asimilar to a fishing pass. &5 This costs £20 annual and Charlie &5 will give you details on how to obtain one. TV Links 610 BBC1 601 Gen Game BBC2 TV BBC2 TV SatelliteP616 CEJFAX 616 Sun 28 May 01:10/04 6/14 THE BIG COUNTRY Friday 26 May 7 ££ ££ ££££ £ ££ £ ££ £££ k GOLDPANNING (cont) The annual British and Scottish GP— championships are co-run by Charlie and take place this jar on th 7 and 28 of May. For more details contact him through the Ljadhills Mining Museum on 01659 74387. &5 &5 & &upppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppz TV Links 610 BBC1 601 Gen Game BBC1 TV BBC2 TV SatelliteP616 CEEFAX 616 Sun 28 May 01:37/24 7/14 THE BIG COUNTRY Friday 26 May 7££££££££ £ ££££££££££££££££££££££££££ L NL THGOW PAL C EXT VAGANZA The Linlithgow Palace Extravagan:a was organised by Historic Scotland. Th y hav oth rs planned such as the Fort George &5 Extravbganza on 30 July, and the Stirling Castle Extravagan:a on 3 September. For more details contact them at: Longmore House &5 Edinburgh EH9 1SH & or call 0131 6 8 868 &upppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppz TV Links 610 BBC1 601 Gen Game BBC2 TV BBC2 TV SatelliteP616 CEEFAX 616 Sun 28 May 01:14/44 8/14 THE BIG COUNTRY Friday 26 May BIG HEARTED SCOTLAND - THE 1745 &5 WBLK Big Hearted Scojland are organising Scotland's biggest charity walk to commemorate the 250th anniversary &5 of the Jacobite rebellion. Marchers will take 14 days to complete the 250 mile walk - leaving Glenfinnan on 11 June, and arriving in Holyrood Palac in Edinburgh on 25 &5 June. & You can join them for the march - &5 even for just a day or half day. &5 TV Links 610 BBC1 601 Gen Game BBC2 TV BBC2 TV SatelliteP616 CEEFAX 616 Sun 28 May 01:45/44 9/14 THE BIG COUNTRY Friday 26 May BIG H ART D SCOTLAND - THE 1745 &5 WBLS (cont) &5 Send for an application form, or just turn up on the day and pay £15. For more information contact Bighearted Scotland at: BT Stirling Exchange 2-6 Camjronian Street Stirling FK8 2DX or call 01786 445456. &5 &5 &5 &upppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppz TV Links 610 BBC1 601 Gen Game BBC1 TV BBC2 TV SatelliteP616 CJ FB 616a SM 01:50/45 l4|l4 , l4 /14 THE BIG COUNT"Z Friday 26 May £££££££k & j &5 -hr3 week Dougie went in search of Minkj 'hales, Hardour Porpoises, &) Common Dolphins, Risso'u Dolphins &k and BasKing Sharks with Sea Life Surveys in Dervaig, Mull. The last two weeks in June are guaranteed b st vie n tim . h l t onboar , 6isitgrs are alloaated a task for the day such sa recording di6e &5 times and bjink on whale bridge &5 duty. 2 &5 For full details of the trips &5 offered contact them on 01688 400 223. &upppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppz TV Links 610 BBC1 601 Gen Game BBC1 TV BBC2 TV SatelliteP616 CEJFAX 616 Sun 28 May 01:15/25 10/14 THE BIG COUNTRY 5 5p BATTLE RE-ENACTMENTS &5 & hj battle r -enactment groups who performed at Linlithgow Palace w r as follows: THE CLAN For further information contact Jan Murdoch on 0135)2 41048 THE WHITE COCKADE SOCIETY Contact Mike Newcomjn on 01250 875066 &5 GADDGEDLAR For more info contact Alan Gauls on 01475 704786 CAR2JCK 800 Call Dennis Reid on 01465 712628 &upppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppz TV Links 610 BBC1 601 Gen Game BBC1 TV BBC2 TV SatelliteP616 CEEFAX 616 Sun 28 May 01:17/44 11/14 THE BIG COUNT Z Friday 26 May HE HOT 3 This week... Scotland's museums. . 5 SCOTL ND'S SEC T UN R, Anstruthjr, Fife. Tel: 0133310301. &5 hrei years ago the govjrnmjnt revealed that an innocent looking Scotland's secret nuclear bunker. Go along and see the bunker's &5 lab tenth of office and &5 dormitories, it broadcasting studio, cinema, equipment... &5 &upppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppz TV Links 610 BBC1 601 Gen Game BBC1 TV BBC2 TV SatelliteP616 CEEFAX 616 Sun 28 May 01:26/05 12/14 THE BIG COUNTRY Friday 26 May 7£££££££££££££££££££££££££££ £££££££££k -HE HOT 3 (cont) TEDDY MELROSE MUSEUM, High St, Melrose. Tel: 01869 822464. The only toy museum in th U specialising in teddy bears. &5 THE COR$JGALL FARM MUSEUM, Orkney. Tel: 01856 771411. The museum is a reconstruction of a 19th century Orkney farm. See how a farming family would have lived, worked and slept. &5 & &5 &upppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppz TV Links 610 BBC1 601 Gen Game BBC1 TV BBC2 TV SatelliteP616 CEJFAX 616 Sun 28 May 01:29/24 THE BIG COUNTRY Friday 26 May COMPETITION Every week The Big Country Conundrum asks y u a different question about Sc tland... c llec all your answers o6 r 9 weeks, task &5 the first lest r of each answer, rearrange them... and reveal the identity of our Big Counts Conundrum This week's question... &5 Which loch i the biggest tourist attraction in Scotland dui to a &5 ceatain mdsterious inhabitant? TV Links 610 BBC1 601 GUn Gam BBC1 TV BBC2 TV tUll tP616 CEEFAX 616 Sun 28 May 01:14/24 l4|l4|, l4 1 /14 n2n1 j5 THE BIG COUNT"Y Friday 26 May 7£££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££k COMPETJTJON (cont) The psi:e is a week's cruise around Suthj land, Cape Wrath and -hj Hebridean Princess. The lucky winner will bj announced on Friday 21 July, and the psi:j should be taken on 24 August. &5 & &k &upppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppz TV Links 610 BBC1 601 Gen Game BBC1 TV BBC2 TV Satellite