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Western Isles and Shetland (Season 6, Episode 4)
TV Episode | Documentary
The team goes island-hopping around the Western Isles and out to Shetland. On Eriskay, Nick meets up with a family of dolphins, hunts for gannets with the Guga hunters of Lewis. Neil Oliver hears the tragic story of a 1918 shipwreck off ...See moreThe team goes island-hopping around the Western Isles and out to Shetland. On Eriskay, Nick meets up with a family of dolphins, hunts for gannets with the Guga hunters of Lewis. Neil Oliver hears the tragic story of a 1918 shipwreck off the Isle of Lewis in which more than 200 servicemen returning from the First World War were drowned. Hermione Cockburn tests the acoustic qualities of Fingal's Cave on the uninhabited island of Staffa, and Miranda Krestovnikoff investigates a project to breed a super-strong Shetland pony. Tessa Dunlop is on a deep-sea survey ship to see how the epic voyage of HMS Challenger first revealed the astonishing secrets of life in the depths of the world's oceans. Written by Joyce M See less
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Director
Michael Burke
Producer
Michael Burke
Cinematographers
Mike Day (photography) | Mike Garner (photography) (as Michael Garner) | Gordon Ross (photography)
Editor
Mike Bloore
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Status
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Updated Jul 3, 2011
Release date
Jul 3, 2011 (United Kingdom)
Awards
Series awards
2 wins & 1 nomination

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