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Paul Murton sets out to visit some of the many islands that lay off the coastline. Heading to Foula and Fair Isle - the most remote island communities in Britain - he makes a nerve-racking visit to 'Da Snekk o' da Smallie' - a pothole in the cliffs of Foula that leads through to the Atlantic shore on the island, and learns about the beautiful knitting patterns that have made Fair Isle famous around the word
More details for Grand Tours of the Scottish Islands, Sat 6, 1:00 pm
Paul Murton turns his attention to the country's landlocked islands. He travels to Loch Lomond to get a bird's-eye view of an iconic beauty spot, before gaining an insight into the lives of its residents
More details for Grand Tours of the Scottish Islands, Sun 7, 1:00 pm
Paul Murton sets off from Mallaig to explore a group of islands famous for their unusual names - Rum, Muck and Eigg. Along the way, he meets the real 'Lord Muck', visits the dramatic Kinloch Castle and joins the residents of Eigg as they celebrate their community buyout
More details for Grand Tours of the Scottish Islands, Mon 8, 1:00 pm
Paul Murton continues his island-hopping odyssey, setting sail on an island pilgrimage in the footsteps of saints, visiting Lismore, Colonsay and Oronsay. He hears the story of Saint Moluag, who established a monastery on Lismore, joins writer Alexander McCall Smith on his yacht, and uncovers the secrets revealed by a Viking ship burial on Colonsay
More details for Grand Tours of the Scottish Islands, Tue 9, 1:00 pm
Paul Murton continues his island-hopping odyssey, exploring the islands scattered in the Firth of Forth. He discovers these seemingly peaceful islands have a dramatic history of warfare, from medieval English raids on Inchcolm to the first air-raid attack on Britain above Inchgarvie. Paul learns about the strategic importance of Inchkeith's defences during two world wars before heading to the Bass Rock to learn more about the history of prisoners incarcerated on the island, with 160,000 gannets for company
More details for Grand Tours of the Scottish Islands, Wed 10, 1:00 pm
For his final tour, Paul Murton goes over the sea to Skye, where he visits the home of writer and naturalist Gavin Maxwell, before scaling the famous Cuillin mountain, Am Basteir. On the nearby Isle of Raasay he learns the amazing true story of the crofter Calum Macleod, who between 1964 and 1974 singlehandedly built a road to connect his isolated community
More details for Grand Tours of the Scottish Islands, Sat 13, 1:00 pm