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Biography of broadcaster, writer and journalist Robbie Shepherd who presents on BBC Radio Scotland and writes Doric books
Robbie Shepherd was born in Dunecht, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
Robbie Shepherd is the presenter of Saturday evening Take The Floor on BBC Radio Scotland. This traditional Scottish music radio show has been broadcast on Radio Scotland since the radio station started broadcasting in 1978. Prior to this Take The Floor was broadcast on the Scottish Home Service as the programme Scottish Dance Music from the 1930s.
Other BBC Radio Scotland programmes presented by Robbie Shepherd include The Reel Blend which he has presented since the 1980s.
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The Aberdeen skies are under attack from an enemy jet. It is spilling a strange yellow smoke. Minutes later, people start killing each other.
Former Royal Air Force Regiment Gunner Jason Harper witnesses this and then his wife, Pippa, telephones him, shouting that she needs him. They then get cut off. He sets straight out, unprepared for the nightmare that unfolds during his journey. Everyone seems to want to kill him.
Along the way, he pairs up with fellow survivor Imogen. But she enjoys killing the living dead far too much. Will she kill Jason in her blood thirst? Or will she hinder his journey through this zombie filled dystopian landscape to find his pregnant wife?
The Fence is the first in this series of post-apocalyptic military survival thrillers from the torturous mind of local horror and science fiction novel writer C.G. Buswell.
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The Auld Meal Mill
Robbie Shepherd presents The Auld Meal Mill concert each year. It is now held at the Press and Journal Arena at Aberdeen Exhibition & Conference Centre (AECC) Bridge of Don, Aberdeen.
He regularly does the commentary at Highland Games throughout Aberdeenshire, which includes the Braemar Games.
Robbie Shepherd works as a compere for performances such as Scottish Fiddle Orchestra concerts around the UK including the London Albert Hall.
View the range of Robbie Shepherd Books, DVDs and Videos
Robbie Shepherd has had a long career as a journalist and still writes for Aberdeen morning paper The Press and Journal (P&J). Some of his work has been collected in his books which are listed below and other books are collections of Doric humour and a biography of his favourite musician Jimmy Shand:
Doric Columns with a foreword by Tom Forsyth.
Dash o Doric - One For The Road co-written with Norman Harper.
Anither Dash o’ Doric co-written with Norman Harper and illustrated by Graham MacLennan.
The Jimmy Shand Story: The King of Scottish Dance Music co-written with Ian Cameron.
View the range of Robbie Shepherd Books, DVDs and Videos
Have you seen my beautiful golden retriever Lynne out and about in Aberdeen? Ask her for a high-five! She's a Bravehound PTSD assistance dog, so we'll often be in shops, restaurants, and the cinema together.
We've written a book where I talk about growing up in Aberdeen and then joining the army to be a medic and nurse, and developing military Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
I also talk about losing my son to suicide and the therapy I have had at Royal Cornhill Hospital and grief support groups in Aberdeen.
The author, Damien Lewis, said of Lynne:
"A powerful account of what one dog means to one man on his road to recovery. Both heart-warming and life-affirming. Bravo Chris and Lynne. Bravo Bravehound."
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An army veteran moves his family back to his Aberdeenshire home, but his nightmare neighbour starts a battle of wits with him. Who will win this One Last War?
Buy this latest novel by local author C.G. Buswell on Kindle or Paperback.
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Voice of the Dragon in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Robbie Shepherd will play the voice of the dragon in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs at HMT Aberdeen during the 2012 Aberdeen panto to add a touch of doric to the performances.
In 1992 Robbie Shepherd received an award from National Association of Accordion and Fiddle Clubs (NAAFC) for services to Scottish Music.
In 1998 Robbie Shepherd was rewarded by the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society (RSCDS) for outstanding service and loyalty.
In the 2001 New Years Honours List Robbie Shepherd was awarded the Member of British Empire (MBE) by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. It was awarded for his services to Scottish Dance Music and Culture.
In the summer of 2001 Robbie Shepherd was awarded the Master of the University (M. Univ) by Aberdeen University for his services to Scottish culture, awarded in the most part because of his work in keeping the Doric dialect language alive.
In 2006 Robbie Shepherd was awarded the Hamish Henderson Award, for his services to traditional Scottish music. It was awarded to him in Fort William, Scotland at the Scots Trad Music Awards.
Each Saturday Robbie Shepherd writes a Doric column called Doric on Saturday for the Press and Journal Aberdeenshire paper (The P&J as it is fondly known). The column is written entirely in the Doric dialect.
Aberdonian Robbie Shepherd now lives in Bridge of Don, Aberdeen with his wife, Esma.
View the range of Robbie Shepherd Books, DVDs and Videos
Official Robbie Shepherd Website: TBA
More Famous Aberdonians.
Take The Floor
In August 2009 BBC Radio Scotland announced that The Reel Blend radio programme would no longer be broadcast. The Reel Blend had been running for over 25 years. Instead repeats of Take The Floor would be broadcast. New Tale The Floor broadcasts will still be played on a Saturday night and extended by thirty minutes Robbie Shepherd will continue to be the host of Take The Floor.
The Flying Pigs, an Aberdeen Doric comedy group, do a wicked impression of Robbie Shepherd during their live performances at HMT Aberdeen and also for their BBC Radio Scotland show - with the real Robbie Shepherd in the audience!
Robbie Shepherd Biography
Biography of broadcaster, writer and journalist Robbie Shepherd who presents on BBC Radio Scotland and writes Doric books
Robbie Shepherd was born in Dunecht, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
Broadcaster Presenter Compere Robbie Shepherd
Robbie Shepherd is the presenter of Saturday evening Take The Floor on BBC Radio Scotland. This traditional Scottish music radio show has been broadcast on Radio Scotland since the radio station started broadcasting in 1978. Prior to this Take The Floor was broadcast on the Scottish Home Service as the programme Scottish Dance Music from the 1930s.
Other BBC Radio Scotland programmes presented by Robbie Shepherd include The Reel Blend which he has presented since the 1980s.
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Contact Me.
My new novel:
The Aberdeen skies are under attack from an enemy jet. It is spilling a strange yellow smoke. Minutes later, people start killing each other.
Former Royal Air Force Regiment Gunner Jason Harper witnesses this and then his wife, Pippa, telephones him, shouting that she needs him. They then get cut off. He sets straight out, unprepared for the nightmare that unfolds during his journey. Everyone seems to want to kill him.
Along the way, he pairs up with fellow survivor Imogen. But she enjoys killing the living dead far too much. Will she kill Jason in her blood thirst? Or will she hinder his journey through this zombie filled dystopian landscape to find his pregnant wife?
The Fence is the first in this series of post-apocalyptic military survival thrillers from the torturous mind of local horror and science fiction novel writer C.G. Buswell.
Download Now.
Buy the Paperback.
The Auld Meal Mill
Robbie Shepherd presents The Auld Meal Mill concert each year. It is now held at the Press and Journal Arena at Aberdeen Exhibition & Conference Centre (AECC) Bridge of Don, Aberdeen.
He regularly does the commentary at Highland Games throughout Aberdeenshire, which includes the Braemar Games.
Robbie Shepherd works as a compere for performances such as Scottish Fiddle Orchestra concerts around the UK including the London Albert Hall.
View the range of Robbie Shepherd Books, DVDs and Videos
Books By Robbie Shepherd
Robbie Shepherd has had a long career as a journalist and still writes for Aberdeen morning paper The Press and Journal (P&J). Some of his work has been collected in his books which are listed below and other books are collections of Doric humour and a biography of his favourite musician Jimmy Shand:
Doric Columns with a foreword by Tom Forsyth.
Dash o Doric - One For The Road co-written with Norman Harper.
Anither Dash o’ Doric co-written with Norman Harper and illustrated by Graham MacLennan.
The Jimmy Shand Story: The King of Scottish Dance Music co-written with Ian Cameron.
View the range of Robbie Shepherd Books, DVDs and Videos
Have you seen my beautiful golden retriever Lynne out and about in Aberdeen? Ask her for a high-five! She's a Bravehound PTSD assistance dog, so we'll often be in shops, restaurants, and the cinema together.
We've written a book where I talk about growing up in Aberdeen and then joining the army to be a medic and nurse, and developing military Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
I also talk about losing my son to suicide and the therapy I have had at Royal Cornhill Hospital and grief support groups in Aberdeen.
The author, Damien Lewis, said of Lynne:
"A powerful account of what one dog means to one man on his road to recovery. Both heart-warming and life-affirming. Bravo Chris and Lynne. Bravo Bravehound."
Download.
Buy the paperback.
An army veteran moves his family back to his Aberdeenshire home, but his nightmare neighbour starts a battle of wits with him. Who will win this One Last War?
Buy this latest novel by local author C.G. Buswell on Kindle or Paperback.
Advertise Here from just £70.
Voice of the Dragon in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Robbie Shepherd will play the voice of the dragon in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs at HMT Aberdeen during the 2012 Aberdeen panto to add a touch of doric to the performances.
Awards of Robbie Shepherd
In 1992 Robbie Shepherd received an award from National Association of Accordion and Fiddle Clubs (NAAFC) for services to Scottish Music.
In 1998 Robbie Shepherd was rewarded by the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society (RSCDS) for outstanding service and loyalty.
In the 2001 New Years Honours List Robbie Shepherd was awarded the Member of British Empire (MBE) by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. It was awarded for his services to Scottish Dance Music and Culture.
In the summer of 2001 Robbie Shepherd was awarded the Master of the University (M. Univ) by Aberdeen University for his services to Scottish culture, awarded in the most part because of his work in keeping the Doric dialect language alive.
In 2006 Robbie Shepherd was awarded the Hamish Henderson Award, for his services to traditional Scottish music. It was awarded to him in Fort William, Scotland at the Scots Trad Music Awards.
Doric On Saturday
Each Saturday Robbie Shepherd writes a Doric column called Doric on Saturday for the Press and Journal Aberdeenshire paper (The P&J as it is fondly known). The column is written entirely in the Doric dialect.
Aberdonian Robbie Shepherd now lives in Bridge of Don, Aberdeen with his wife, Esma.
View the range of Robbie Shepherd Books, DVDs and Videos
Contact Robbie Shepherd
Official Robbie Shepherd Website: TBA
More Famous Aberdonians.
Take The Floor
In August 2009 BBC Radio Scotland announced that The Reel Blend radio programme would no longer be broadcast. The Reel Blend had been running for over 25 years. Instead repeats of Take The Floor would be broadcast. New Tale The Floor broadcasts will still be played on a Saturday night and extended by thirty minutes Robbie Shepherd will continue to be the host of Take The Floor.
The Flying Pigs, an Aberdeen Doric comedy group, do a wicked impression of Robbie Shepherd during their live performances at HMT Aberdeen and also for their BBC Radio Scotland show - with the real Robbie Shepherd in the audience!
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