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Skye: Against the Odds

Paul Murton experiences island life. He meets writer and naturalist Gan Maxwell on Skye and learns about crofter Calum Macleod's amazing feat on Raasay.

On the final grand tour of the series, Paul Murton goes over the sea to Skye to visit the home of celebrated writer and naturalist Gavin Maxwell, before scaling the famous Cuillin mountain, Am Bastier. On the nearby Isle of Raasay, he learns about 'Calum's Road' - the amazing true story of the determined crofter Calum Macleod, who singlehandedly built a road to connect his isolated community.

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Presenter Paul Murton
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