Paul explores the eastern outposts of Shetland, encountering newborn lambs, ancient ruins and traditional Shetland sword-dancing along the way.
In this episode, Paul explores the eastern outposts of Shetland - Papa Stour, Whalsay and the Out Skerries - encountering newborn lambs, ancient ruins and traditional Shetland sword-dancing along the way.
Paul's journey reveals a bittersweet story of islands where life seems to continue against the odds in the face of declining populations, and the challenges that come with being so remote. In all of the three islands Paul explores he discovers they have their own voice, made proud and distinctive by the determination of the islanders to keep their communities alive. He heads to the northernmost spur of Skye - the stunningly beautiful Trotternish Peninsula. The Isle of Skye is an intoxicating mix of all that is great about Scotland's islands, and the dramatic landscape of the north embraces everything from lava-twisted rocks to stunning waterfalls.
Paul begins his adventure at The Old Man of Storr, one of the star attractions on this part of the island, before following in the footsteps of the dinosaurs who once walked this land, through the enchanted fairy glen and out to the seldom-visited Fladda Chuain islands.
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