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Sailing Away From It All to The Western Isles, the Outer Hebrides 24th April 2021 Summer dream of the Western Isles – Ainmara in the pool at Rodel in Harris Photo: W M Nixon For this weeks Sailing on Saturday we take a look back eight years when WM Nixon cruised from Ireland to the Outer Hebrides in the 36-foot vintage restored sloop Ainmara #hebrides – August is almost upon us. The heat has been fierce, and the summer season has been busy. Despite some blips in the weather, civilised fol...

© Supplied by BBC Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Twenty years after starring in the hit TV show Castaway 2000, Ben Fogle is to return to Scotland’s remote islands for a new documentary. The new series, Sacred Islands will begin production later this spring and will air on BBC Scotland and BBC One Daytime. The award-winning broadcaster, author and adventurer will explore the Western and Northern Isles...

Ben Fogle makes a pilgrimage to Scotland 20 years after Castaway 2000 Ben Fogle makes a pilgrimage to Scotland 20 years after Castaway 2000 The broadcaster will present a four-part series on Scotland and its islands. Friday, 23rd April 2021 at 10:40 am In a brand new BBC series, Ben Fogle will make a pilgrimage to Scotland and its islands 20 years after his star-making appearance on Castaway 2000. Advertisement In the four-part documentary series Sacred Islands with Ben...

Ben Fogle is to return to Scotland more than 20 years after Castaway 2000, to make a new series for the BBC. He will present a four-part programme called Sacred Islands, in which he explores locations from the Western and Northern Isles to the Inner Hebrides to discover what makes each a place of “spirituality and sanctuary”. Fogle first found fame in the BBC reality show Castaway 2000, which followed a group of 36 people marooned on the Scottish island of Taransay for a year as they create...

Media release: Ben Fogle makes pilgrimage to Scotland’s islands, in new BBC series TWENTTY years after Castaway 2000 and the start of his love affair with Scotland and its islands began, Ben Fogle returns to the country he has described “the most beautiful place on Earth” for a new series on BBC Scotland and BBC One Daytime. In Sacred Islands with Ben Fogle (4×60); the award-winning broadcaster, author and adventurer will explore the beating heart of community and spirituality from the ...

Mysterious News Briefly — April 22, 2021 The theme of this year’s annual conference of The Society of Catholic Scientists is “E.T., A.I., and Minds Beyond the Human” and it will feature a full range of education and theology experts covering topics on how Catholics should deal with ETs. Indigenous people are thinking, “Been there,... Read more »

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Dog walkers often find things when out on their daily strolls - but rarely do they discover something as unusual as a 30ft skeleton. Hannah Burns, 27, stumbled across the giant bones - which belong to a dead sperm whale - while out walking on a South Uist beach near Stoneybridge. Ms Burns, who recently moved to South Uist in the Outer Hebrides, said she was "looking forward to exploring more" in the hopes of making further intriguing discoveries.  She explained: "We first saw the ske...

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An airport on the beach Flying to the Scottish island of Barra, youll experience something unique in Europe: a landing directly by the sea. The flight schedule is based on the tides. Find out more in part 7 of our series "Extreme Places". The airport on the Scottish island of Barra Baggage chaos, long queues at check-in, and endless security procedures – travellers struggle with these problems at most of the worlds airports at least in "normal" times beyond a pandemic. This is not the case ...