An Lan - Beo leis an Lan/Tide - Living with the Tide

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Documentary exploring the stories and science of the tide.

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Coinnich iadsan a tha ag obair leis an làn. Meet those who live and work with the tide.

Coinnich iadsan a tha ag obair leis an làn. Meet those who live and work with the tide, from China’s Xiapu fishermen to the Skye Ferry skippers.

Coinnich na daoine a tha an urra ris an làn airson am beo-shlàint’. Iadsan aig a bheil dòighean beatha a tha fuaighte le lìonadh is tràghadh, le dòighean beatha chuid cuideachd ann an cunnart.

Air eilean Omaigh ann an Èirinn tha rèis shònraichte tràigh eich, a th’ air a cumail gach bliadhna, a’ crochadh gu mòr air an làn.

Tha mothachach làin cuideachd riatanach dha iomradh cladaich, & tha sinn a’ leantainn ‘An Eathar’, club coimhearsnachd air Eilean Leòdhais, agus iad a’ cur air dòigh turas air an sgòth aca, ‘Yackydoola’.

Feumaidh an sgiobair air an aiseig shònraichte a tha a’ siubhal eadar tir-mòr agus an Eilean Sgitheanach ionnsachadh cuideachd mu bhith ag obair leis an làn son a bhith air ais ’s air adhart air an t-slighe àlainn , eachdraidheil seo.

Agus ann an Sìne tha sinn a’ faighinn a-mach mu obair ùr a tha na h-iasgairean air fidean sgaoilteach Xiapu ris, uile a’ crochadh air an dlùth dhaimh aca leis an làn.

Le sgeulachdan bhon fheadhainn a tha beò air an oirthir, agus seallaidhean àlainn bhon adhar, tha sinn a’ sealltainn mar a dh’fheumas mac an duine - aig àm agus àirde na mara a’ sìor èirigh - atharrachadh son a bhith beò leis an làn san àm ri teachd.

Meet the people who depend on the tide for their living, those whose lifestyle revolves around its ebb and flow, as well as those for whom changes to tidal patterns threaten their whole way of life.

A thrilling annual beach horse race is held on a date dictated by the tides on Omey, an Irish tidal island. Tidal awareness is also a vital part of coastal rowing, and we follow ‘An Eathar’, a club on the Isle of Lewis as they plan an outing on their skiff, ‘Yackydoola’.

The skipper of the unique car ferry which operates between the mainland and the Isle of Skye must also learn to work with the tide to bring the passengers safely across this ancient and scenic route.

Meanwhile, in China, we discover what new employment the fishermen on the vast Xiapu mudflats have found from the beauty of what the tide uncovers.

Telling the stories of coastal dwellers, and with stunning aerial photography, this episode shows how, in an age of rising sea levels, we are all having to adapt to live with the tide.

An Lan/Tide: Series 1

Three-part documentary series exploring the science of the tide.

Three-part documentary series exploring the stories and science behind the tide.

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