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Something For The Weekend - The Oban Times

Irreverent banter, chat and fun Oban Times Team as they bring you interviews from the local area with all kinds of people, some music from local artists and trip over their "Scottish Word (or phrase)" of the week - Released every Friday about 12:30 or so - bringing you chuckles for the weekend and beyond

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Something For The Weekend 20th November 2020

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2020/11/20

Plenty of chit chat and cheer in this week's Something for the Weekend. We're a cultural lot at the Oban Times so listen in for news about a panto for Oban and what was happening on Luing this week to mark Book Week Scotland. Merriment as a Welsh castle and celebrities were also in the pot ..... so to speak! Oh and beware...the dolphins! Presented by Fiona, Kathie, Ellis and Steevie With contributions from Kevin Baker and Norman Bissel

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00:20:11

Something For The Weekend 13th November 2020

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2020/11/13

We're back with the banter and laughs, spreading a bit of Friday cheer with Something For the Weekend! Hip, hip, hoorah! From a toon in the hoose to Scottish word of the week ...your guess is as good as ours - to what's on - and getting ready for Christmas supporting our local businesses...and more. With Ellis, Kathie, Fiona and Steevie with additional material from Martin MacLeod

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00:19:17

Something for the Weekend 4th September 2020

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2020/09/04

Ellis, Kathie and Steevie are back with some more weekend banter Kathie is getting all her supplies in for winter including candles and firewood, Steevie is busy gathering in all the good TV he can find and Ellis is having retro fun with his new 19” TV and DVD player… Good chat and fun from the Oban Times team. You can get in touch with us by emailing somethingfortheweekend@obantimes.co.uk

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00:24:17

Something for the weekend 21st August 2020 - Oban Times

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2020/08/21

This week the team discuss taking more photos after lockdown (or indeed taking more photos during lockdown) , doing the “tourist” thing and watching the world going by, Fiona is off to a boat launch, The delicacy that is Chicken “ping” , driverless cars and all the top films that will be coming out soon - including Daniel Craig’s last outing as James Bond and the joy that is a mouse and a cat on a big screen outing. Fiona tries to keep control of Steevie and Ellis in our weekly podcast (will she

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00:24:24

Something for the weekend 14th August 2020 - Oban Times

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2020/08/14

Join Fiona, Kathie, Ellis and Steevie with their cheerful banter about what they have been up to and some thoughts for things to do at the weekend. This week avoiding the jelly fish – getting stung and strange tastes for rats and mice. Gordon is definitely alive as Flash Gordon heads back into cinemas nationwide – Steevie is excited about the Oban Cinema reopening soon and wondering if Flash! Might be heading to Oban soon and what films the crew might want to see back on the big screen as lockdown

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00:16:41

Something for the Weekend 7th August 2020

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2020/08/07

Good news Friday! Fiona, Kathie, Ellis and Martin deliver happy tidings during their regular Friday morning chat. New arrivals, exam results and weather are just some of the topics discussed by the team this week

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00:17:42

Something for the Weekend 31st July 2020

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2020/07/31

More madcap banter from the OT team this week including Kathie having quandaries over whether or not to curb her wanderlust this weekend as she ponders a day trip to Gigha, Ellis needs to decide quick whether or not to dash back to the charity shop to buy that chunk of carved wood that no words 'not even for Ellis' can describe and Martin is Ballachulish-bound - but not in an inflatable kayak.

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00:19:53

Something for the Weekend 24th July 2020

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2020/07/24

Kathie gets the wobbles in this week's Podcast after a too close for comfort encounter with a creature of the deep, Fiona's all packed up for her family reunion jollidays and Ellis is rejoicing in social liberation - of sorts while Martin is looking forward to more splendid solitude in his kayak. Something for the Weekend 17th July 2020

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00:18:42

Something For The Weekend 17th July 2020

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2020/07/17

Some more silly banter about what the team is thinking about doing this weekend Ellis, Fiona and Steevie are back with their interesting mix of chat and information and recommendations. This week Ellis may have a bit of a Minor incident whilst off looking for a bird ,he and Fiona will be rummaging about in a storage container. Steevie considers recycling and maybe getting out a bit more (whilst observing all the current recommendations and regulations) and they discuss the wonderfulness (if indeed

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00:27:38

Something For The Weekend 10th July 2020

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2020/07/10

Something for the Weekend banter with Kathie, Steevie and Fiona in their not to serious discussion of weekend activities as we continue to come out of lockdown. This week they discuss a new Oban Spotify Playlist put together by our own Andy Bruce – Kathie and her adventures on a bike and future thoughts on perhaps trying a Segway trail. Benderloch Pizza has the team hungry for a wee meal out and takeaway but Kathie’s beetroot delights may not win everyone over . "Winter is coming" (For Kathie and

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00:21:04

Something for the weekend 3rd July 2020

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2020/07/03

The “Something For The Weekend” team are back for more irreverent and light-hearted banter with some ideas of things to do this weekend. Steevie, Fiona and Kathie talk about Hamilton Day – How to eat or serve cake…. Facemasks and shopping – Will Fiona make it back to the bowling green this week? Can Kathie collect the £60 fines for people not wearing a facemask….?

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00:24:24

Something for the Weekend 26th June 2020

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2020/06/26

The OT Team are back with Something for the Weekend Ellis takes control (or at least tries to keep everyone under control) with Fiona, Kathie and Steevie – They discuss the opening of shops, a lockdown birthday for Fiona (and Malcolm) as well as a theatre and TV suggestions. Is it possible to have a non singing musical? Kathie is about to begin training – but for what? They also take a look at the cooking skills of Ellis as he tries to get to grips with his new cooker…..

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00:17:03

Something For the Weekend 19th June 2020

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2020/06/19

What’s in this week’s Something for the Weekend? With lockdown easing a little we hear what the Oban Times team are up to this weekend. From Summer Solstice to merry making and yoga. Oh what fun!

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