Martin Compston's Scottish Fling Episode 2

Ep. 2/6 - The Western Isles

PHOTO: Martin Compston and Phil MacHugh with artist Danielle and some examples of masks she has created

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From an unexpected Hebridean pipe playing welcome at the airport in Stornoway courtesy of Phil, Martin and Phil embark on their island odyssey.

To give Martin a wee flavour of Gaelic life, they first head for a brunch-time rendezvous, with a man who’s been taking Hebridean culture to the world, the Hebridean Baker, Coinneach MacLeod. At the tiny village of Cromore the boys join Coinneach, his partner Peter and little Scottie dog Seoras to cook up a local recipe in the ruins of an old croft.

Next stop is back in the capital Stornoway, where the boys have an appointment at the barbers to meet Syrian refugee Ousama and his eldest son Abdullah to see how the family have been settling into the Western Isle life. The boys leave Lewis behind for the dramatic landscape of the isle of Harris where they meet local artist and photographer Danielle MacLeod and take part in her latest photo shoot.

Day 2 sees the boys taking the ferry to Uist and an emotional homecoming for Phil at his late grannie's house in Garrynamonie, where as a boy he used to spend his summers. Finally, it’s Martin’s debut for Eriskay Football club in their first game of the season - but not before him and Phil lend a hand to clean the FIFA awarded pitch of its livestock detritus. And as the whistle blows for the end of the game and episode, Martin and Phil have a unique campfire moment looking out over the Western Isles.

This episode will also be shown on the BBC Scotland channel on Thursday, September 15 at 10pm.

Source BBC TWO

September 8, 2022 4:00am ET by BBC TWO  

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