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Young musicians in Barra prepare for summer festivals, while Donald Macphee gives us an insight into the world of metal detecting in Benbecula.

Cothrom e貌las a chur air muinntir eileanan UIbhist agus Bharraigh, na diofar rudan anns a bheil iad an s脿s agus na coimhearsnachdan anns a bheil iad a鈥� fuireach. Bho Bhe脿rnaraigh aig tuath gu Bhatarsaigh aig deas, tha faisg air sia m矛lle neach a鈥� fuireach anns na h-eileanan a deas 鈥檚 na h-eileanan an iar.

Anns a鈥� chiad phr貌gram, tha ce貌ladairean 貌ga bho Sgoil Bh脿gh a鈥� Chaisteil air an d貌igh is iad ag ullachadh airson cluich aig f猫isean m貌ra an t-samhraidh, tha na brogan-dannsa air Morag agus Niall is iad a鈥� teagasg quadrilles aig seachdain Che貌lais, tha muinntir Bhe脿rnaraigh a鈥� cur f脿ilte air c矛obairean bho thall sa bhos airson farpais chon-chaorach, agus tha D貌mhnall a-muigh leis a mhetal detector ann a sg矛re a tha l脿n eachdraidh.

Meet islanders in the beautiful Outer Hebridean islands of Uist and Barra, sharing life鈥檚 ups and downs with resilience, humour and a powerful sense of community.
From Berneray down to Vatersay, the southern part of the Western Isles archipelago off the north west coast of Scotland is home to over 5,000 people.

In this first episode, young musicians in Barra prepare for summer festivals, while Donald Macphee gives us an insight into the world of metal detecting in a Benbecula area rich in history. Morag and Neill get their dancing shoes on to teach quadrilles classes at the Ce貌las festival in South Uist, and Berneray welcomes shepherds from Scotland, Ireland and Europe to the annual sheepdog trials held on the island.

In Gaelic with English subtitles.

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Sun 24 May 2026 20:30

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