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Out of the Hot Seat

Series 4

Episode 6: Gordon Smith

Duration: 25 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio OrkneyLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio Scotland Highlands and Islands

Ex-Rangers man Gordon Smith talks Scottish football and life out of the SFA top job. The booze-gate scandal, sectarianism and Scotland's failure to qualify all get discussed. Show more

Out of the Hot Seat

Series 4

Episode 7

Duration: 25 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio OrkneyLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio Scotland Highlands and Islands

Ex-RNLI chief executive Andrew Freemantle talks about life running a high profile charity, the drama of his former army career and his work with the Scottish ambulance service. Show more

Out of the Hot Seat

Series 3

Episode 3

Duration: 25 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio OrkneyLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio Scotland Highlands and Islands

John McGurk speaks to former Downing Street spin doctor Alastair Campbell about life out of the hot seat, how he came to take the job and what it was like working with Tony Blair.

Out of the Hot Seat

Series 2

Episode 2

Duration: 25 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio OrkneyLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio Scotland Highlands and Islands

Craig Brown speaks to John McGurk, former editor of The Scotsman, about the nature of the job, the changing face of the Scottish media and why he decided to leave the hot seat. Show more

Out of the Hot Seat

Series 4

Episode 5: Professor David Nutt

Duration: 25 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio OrkneyLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio Scotland Highlands and Islands

John McGurk speaks to the former drugs advisor to the government Professor David Nutt. He reveals to John what led to his very public sacking and why he's still fighting his corner. Show more

Out of the Hot Seat

Series 1

Episode 1

Duration: 25 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio OrkneyLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio Scotland Highlands and Islands

After years spent in a high-profile career, how's life out of the hot seat? Charles Kennedy MP speaks to Sir Timothy Clifford, former director of the National Galleries of Scotland.

Out of the Hot Seat

Series 4

Episode 8

Duration: 25 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio OrkneyLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio Scotland Highlands and Islands

Ex-head of the British Army, General Sir Richard Dannatt, talks about the battles he faced on the front line in Iraq and the battles he faced with the government at home. Show more

Out of the Hot Seat

Series 1

Episode 4

Duration: 25 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio OrkneyLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio Scotland Highlands and Islands

After years spent in a high-profile career, how is life out of the hot seat? Charles Kennedy MP speaks to Tom Wood, former deputy chief constable of Lothian and Borders Police.

Out of the Hot Seat

Series 2

Episode 1

Duration: 25 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio OrkneyLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio Scotland Highlands and Islands

Craig Brown speaks to Creation Records founder Alan McGee about discovering Oasis, visiting the Blairs at Number 10, and why he's happy to be out of the music industry. Show more