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How does Hebridean shellfish get from the wild seas and onto people's plates in Spain?

A Gaelic comedy period piece.

In the early hours of New Year's Day 1919, the HMY Iolaire, bringing hundreds of men back to Lewis and Harris after the Great War, struck rocks just metres from shore and in the treacherous, freezing conditions sank with the loss of over 200 lives. It was the worst maritime accident in British history and would cast a shadow over the Isle of Lewis for generations. On the 90th anniversary, this documentary examines the tragic events and their legacy, including interviews with witnesses and survivors.

In the early hours of 1 January 1919, the naval yacht HMY Iolaire, carrying sailors returning from the war, sank after hitting rocks on its approach to Stornoway, killing over 200.

Just one year after their first ever gig in a well known Lewis pub, Peat & Diesel sold out the iconic Glasgow Barrowlands. Follow the band through this musical documentation of one of their biggest gigs yet, which sees them play classics from their albums Uptown Fank and Light my Byre, including the Western Isles anthem that catapulted them to fame.

A documentary on the work of Derick Thomson, the renowned Gaelic poet.