Martin Compston's Scottish Fling Episode 3

Series 1, Ep. 3/6 - The East Coast

PHOTO: Martin Compston with Chris van der Kuyl and co host Phil Mac Hugh in Dundee

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Actor Martin Compston and his pal and co-host Phil MacHugh time travel through Scotland’s East Coast, from St Andrews in the south to Aberdeen in the north, to challenge expectations and reveal the surprising side of some well known places.

Starting in the home of golf, St Andrews, the boys take to the sands. No not a bunker, but rather the beach made famous by the movie Chariots Of Fire, to indulge in a spot of land yachting with brothers Jamie and Guy McKenzie.

Having swept the sand from their hair, it’s off to high-tech Dundee to get to grips with the cyber city's position as a world gaming developer. They meet 4J co-founder Chris van der Kuyl, whose company makes the console edition of the biggest game in the world, Minecraft, to see what it would be like to literally be part of a game. It’s then off to Abertay University - the first to offer a degree in computer games - to get a tour from lecturer Jung In and discover other possibilities in the virtual landscape.

From high tech to lo-fi, the boys take a break from the future and indulge in a local tradition that dates back to the Vikings. They get hands on to help a fifth-generation smoker prepare the local delicacy, the Arbroath smokie on the atmospheric Auchmithie beach.

Next stop is Aberdeen, where the boys discover the East Coast’s burgeoning hip hop scene. They’re given a musical insight by Aberdonian rapper Ransom FA and meet Dundonian songstress India Rose in the park for an impromptu performance, before finally taking to the mic to record some unforgettable words for local artist Chef in his recording studio.

This episode will also be shown on the BBC Scotland channel on Thursday 22 September at 10pm.

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BBC TWO Friday, 23 September, 2022
Time 9:30 pm - 10:00 pm

Source BBC TWO

September 8, 2022 6:00am ET by BBC TWO  

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