Grand Tours of the Scottish Islands - Season 2 - Eps 1: Life at the Ends of the Earth
In this first episode of the new series, Paul Murton is travelling to the Outer Hebrides and the beautiful islands of Eriskay, Barra and Vatersay. Meeting local people on Eriskay he discovers how this island's remote location helped preserve a unique way of life for centuries and also allowed the locals to hide thousands of bottles of whisky from the excise men who came visiting when a ship laden with a valuable and thirst-quenching cargo ran aground here in 1941. This was one of the less sober chapters in the island's history and was the inspiration for the famous film 'Whisky Galore'. Moving onto Barra, Paul visits the only airport in the world where scheduled flights land on the beach, finds out about the island's tradition of crofting and goes foraging for cockles. Heading across the causeway to Vatersay, Paul joins local fishermen trawling for lobsters and ends his journey at spectacular Barra Head, which has been uninhabited for more than a hundred years.
About Grand Tours of the Scottish Islands
Title: Grand Tours of the Scottish Islands
First Air Date: 2013-09-23
Last Air Date: 2016-10-10
Status: Returning Series
Rating: 6/10 (from 1 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 5
Total Episodes: 24
Network: BBC One
Genres: Documentary
Production Companies: Unknown
Synopsis
Paul Murton sets out to experience island life today. He uncovers the past and reveals its connections with the present, pointing to the quirky, the surprising and the beautiful lying just offshore.
Cast
Paul Murton
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