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Series telling the story of life on the high seas. This episode features stories of life on at sea as witnessed by the many Highland and Islanders who joined the Merchant Navy.

Sgeulachdan is tachartasan bho na bha thall sa chunnaic, aig muir sa chabhlach mharsanta. Tha st貌raidhean 猫ibhinn, cianalas is cur na mara a-measg fianais na se貌ladairean bho air feadh na Gaidhealtachd 's nan eilein. Pr貌gram a chiadh a' chl脿radh 'sna 90an, air aithris gu ealanta le M脿rtainn D貌mhnallach nach mairean, le ce貌l is 貌rain fo sti霉ir an neach-ci霉il iomraiteach Ailean D貌mhnallach.

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.

29 minutes

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