Ian Hamilton
@ianhamiltonbbc.bsky.social
Journalist, guide dog owner, potter
How I’ve had to adjust my life while waiting for a new guide Dog. My latest blog. Copy post link
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Waiting For Doggo
(Picture of a white cane folded up on a black counter,it has a small ball at the end of it)
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February 1, 2026 at 12:39 PM
How I’ve had to adjust my life while waiting for a new guide Dog. My latest blog. Copy post link
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What would you do if your home was destroyed? For many Ukrainians in Scotland, that's the situation they find themselves in. Amid peace deal talks, will they have a choice about staying or returning? Our latest story across BBC Scotland
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Can Scotland's Ukrainian refugees ever go home?
With no progress in peace talks and Russia continuing to bomb Ukraine, refugees in Scotland look to the future.
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January 28, 2026 at 12:13 PM
What would you do if your home was destroyed? For many Ukrainians in Scotland, that's the situation they find themselves in. Amid peace deal talks, will they have a choice about staying or returning? Our latest story across BBC Scotland
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
What would you do if your home was destroyed? For many Ukrainians in Scotland, that's the situation they find themselves in. Amid peace deal talks, will they have a choice about staying or returning? Our latest story across BBC Scotland
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Can Scotland's Ukrainian refugees ever go home?
With no progress in peace talks and Russia continuing to bomb Ukraine, refugees in Scotland look to the future.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 28, 2026 at 12:13 PM
What would you do if your home was destroyed? For many Ukrainians in Scotland, that's the situation they find themselves in. Amid peace deal talks, will they have a choice about staying or returning? Our latest story across BBC Scotland
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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This week my blog is about the challenge of staying in hotels when you can’t see where anything is. open.substack.com/pub/ihamilto...
January 25, 2026 at 12:52 PM
This week my blog is about the challenge of staying in hotels when you can’t see where anything is. open.substack.com/pub/ihamilto...
How different would social interaction be if humans had a tail? My latest #Substack. open.substack.com/pub/ihamilto...
Today I am thinking..what would happen if human beings displayed dog traits!
(Image of Ian with a lovely Germand Shepherd blond/black Tail and James the camera man with a foxy ginger tail!)
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January 21, 2026 at 5:15 PM
How different would social interaction be if humans had a tail? My latest #Substack. open.substack.com/pub/ihamilto...
In today’s blog, it’s got me wondering, if People had dog tails would humanity be quite different? open.substack.com/pub/ihamilto...
Today I am thinking..what would happen if human beings displayed dog traits!
(Image of Ian with a lovely Germand Shepherd blond/black Tail and James the camera man with a foxy ginger tail!)
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January 18, 2026 at 1:15 PM
In today’s blog, it’s got me wondering, if People had dog tails would humanity be quite different? open.substack.com/pub/ihamilto...
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Starting the New Year with a new blog. This week is about sussing out who is actually talking to me?
Starting the New Year with a new blog. This week is about sussing out who is actually talking to me?
Look Who’s Talking
(Above is a black and white image that Ian created using Gemini Ai.
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January 11, 2026 at 1:23 PM
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Starting the New Year with a new blog. This week is about sussing out who is actually talking to me?
Starting the New Year with a new blog. This week is about sussing out who is actually talking to me?
Latest report, Reid here about Opportunities for Community energy schemes accessing public land. Plus, watch tonight on BBC Reporting scotlan. The communities seeking to cash in on wind turbine ownership www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The communities seeking to cash in on wind turbine ownership
New Scottish government proposals will give local groups a head start when renewable energy projects on public land come up for new leases.
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December 23, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Latest report, Reid here about Opportunities for Community energy schemes accessing public land. Plus, watch tonight on BBC Reporting scotlan. The communities seeking to cash in on wind turbine ownership www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Christmas gifts, and please no experiences. My Christmas blog. open.substack.com/pub/ihamilto...
I love a Gadget at Christmas
But I think I might have got to the bottom of the gadget well!
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December 21, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Christmas gifts, and please no experiences. My Christmas blog. open.substack.com/pub/ihamilto...
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Past jobs.. when I was an artist
Past jobs.. when I was an artist
Holding Pictures in My Head
Etching of old stone steps going down to the river side with trees
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December 14, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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Past jobs.. when I was an artist
Past jobs.. when I was an artist
sad news regarding Major some people may be shocked but he passed away last Friday His health declining quickly since October with an aggressive cancer diagnosis.
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The Story I Didn’t Want to Tell.
Tales of a blind reporter on the move with his guide dog.
I am a Senior Journalist at BBC Scotland, I love my tandem, and throwing pots..and I happen to be blind from birth. Humour & patience gets me ...
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December 7, 2025 at 12:57 PM
sad news regarding Major some people may be shocked but he passed away last Friday His health declining quickly since October with an aggressive cancer diagnosis.
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Mixed week last week, it was very tech-focused. The tech of making beer and the tech of the future. Stories featuring both (and they’re separate) coming out over the next few weeks
December 1, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Mixed week last week, it was very tech-focused. The tech of making beer and the tech of the future. Stories featuring both (and they’re separate) coming out over the next few weeks
This week Major retired and I had a very strange walk around the Block. My latest Blog. open.substack.com/pub/ihamilto...
It’s basically Blind Date, but instead of Cilla Black shouting “Surprise!,” you just hope contestant number three doesn’t eat tissues or chase pigeons.
Its the step towards my next Guide Dog
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November 16, 2025 at 12:33 PM
This week Major retired and I had a very strange walk around the Block. My latest Blog. open.substack.com/pub/ihamilto...
Tonight 8 pm #BBCScotlandChannel #MyKindOfTown Major and I are in Coupar Fife
November 6, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Tonight 8 pm #BBCScotlandChannel #MyKindOfTown Major and I are in Coupar Fife
You're nicked! ... if you don't tune in to this week's My Kind of Town. It's in Peterhead where I learned about one of the former major employers; the Peterhead Prison. It's now a museum but was home to some of Scotland's most notorious prisoners. On the BBC Scotland channel, 8pm tomorrow night
October 7, 2025 at 10:39 AM
You're nicked! ... if you don't tune in to this week's My Kind of Town. It's in Peterhead where I learned about one of the former major employers; the Peterhead Prison. It's now a museum but was home to some of Scotland's most notorious prisoners. On the BBC Scotland channel, 8pm tomorrow night
The next episode of #MyKindOfTown #Peterhead it’s on Wednesday this time at 8pm, #BBCScotlandChannel, brought forward a day because of the football. Here is a link to my latest blog with more. open.substack.com/pub/ihamilto...
PETERHEAD MY KIND OF TOWN
Picture of James the camera man taking a photograph of my “fishy” graphic shirt in honour of my visit to Peterhead
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October 5, 2025 at 11:28 AM
The next episode of #MyKindOfTown #Peterhead it’s on Wednesday this time at 8pm, #BBCScotlandChannel, brought forward a day because of the football. Here is a link to my latest blog with more. open.substack.com/pub/ihamilto...
If he didn’t catch the new episode of #MyKindOfTown you can watch it on the iPlayer when I find out all about Alloa. www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
My Kind of Town - Series 6: 1. Alloa
Ian Hamilton and his guide dog Major visit Alloa, a town famous for brewing and glassmaking. Ian takes on a judo champion and tries the beer at the town’s last remaining brewery.
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October 3, 2025 at 1:22 PM
If he didn’t catch the new episode of #MyKindOfTown you can watch it on the iPlayer when I find out all about Alloa. www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
We've been flat to the mat this summer, as I've been throwing my weight around in Alloa for #mykindoftown . Tomorrow night, at 8pm on the BBC Scotland channel and iPlayer, it's a new town and yet another new outfit.
October 1, 2025 at 11:06 AM
We've been flat to the mat this summer, as I've been throwing my weight around in Alloa for #mykindoftown . Tomorrow night, at 8pm on the BBC Scotland channel and iPlayer, it's a new town and yet another new outfit.
No tablet or fudge was harmed in the making of this - but some was sampled by myself for quality control. Helen at the Ochil Fudge Company oversaw my trial shift. Eventually, I cracked it. Here’s a sneak peak at the new My Kind of Town in Alloa, on BBC Scotland channel Thursday at 8pm and on iPlayer
September 29, 2025 at 12:40 PM
No tablet or fudge was harmed in the making of this - but some was sampled by myself for quality control. Helen at the Ochil Fudge Company oversaw my trial shift. Eventually, I cracked it. Here’s a sneak peak at the new My Kind of Town in Alloa, on BBC Scotland channel Thursday at 8pm and on iPlayer
#MyKindOfTown returns Thursday, the 2nd of October 8pm on the #BBCScotlandChannel we’re in #Alloa read my blog for some background details. open.substack.com/pub/ihamilto...
“My Kind of Town” comes to Alloa
2nd October BBC Scotland Channel 8pm
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September 28, 2025 at 12:57 PM
#MyKindOfTown returns Thursday, the 2nd of October 8pm on the #BBCScotlandChannel we’re in #Alloa read my blog for some background details. open.substack.com/pub/ihamilto...
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More sun and frolics, some fun in a sea of crazeyness
More sun and frolics, some fun in a sea of crazeyness
Car sick, Sea Sick, love sick
Video of Ian in the far distance on the beach, he is a little dark profile against a huge stormy sky and Major is running towrds him
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September 21, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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More sun and frolics, some fun in a sea of crazeyness
More sun and frolics, some fun in a sea of crazeyness
Hope you are all having a good Sunday. Here is my latest blog on my adventures in the Western Isles. Enjoy. open.substack.com/pub/ihamilto...
Wind, Waves and Ferry Tantrums
Cheerfulness personified, that was us
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September 14, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Hope you are all having a good Sunday. Here is my latest blog on my adventures in the Western Isles. Enjoy. open.substack.com/pub/ihamilto...
Here is my latest blog. It’s a guest post this week from my friend Mark in London about his new guide dog and when they met up with the boarders. open.substack.com/pub/ihamilto...
Hunting Zebras And Life with the Boarders
Last week I touched on the role of the Puppy Walkers, sorry, I should say Puppy Raisers as they’re now called.
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September 9, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Here is my latest blog. It’s a guest post this week from my friend Mark in London about his new guide dog and when they met up with the boarders. open.substack.com/pub/ihamilto...