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An Ataireachd Bhuan

Series 1

Episode 5

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC ALBALatest broadcast: on BBC ALBA

Sgeulachdan is tachartasan bho na bha thall sa chunnaic, aig muir sa chabhlach mharsanta. Tha stòraidhean èibhinn, cianalas is cur na mara a-measg fianais na seòladairean bho air feadh na Gaidhealtachd 's nan eilein. Prògram a chiadh a' chlàradh 'sna 90an, air aithris gu ealanta le Màrtainn Dòmhnallach nach mairean, le ceòl is òrain fo stiùir an neach-ciùil iomraiteach Ailean Dòmhnallach.

Life on the high seas as witnessed by the many Highland and Islanders who joined the Merchant Navy. Tales of fun, friendship and foreign climes were leavened by bouts of seasickness, homesickness and some hair-raising escapades! Poetically narrated by the late Martin MacDonald and with an accompanying beautifully evocative music score from Allan MacDonald. Show less

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