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Deilbh Dr Hay - An Island Doctor鈥檚 Legacy

D矛leab an Dotair John Hay 脿 脵ige Le貌dhais, agus a thasglann s貌nraichte de dh鈥檉hilmichean. The legacy of Dr John Hay from Uig on the Isle of Lewis, and his remarkable film archive.

Bha an Dotair John Hay, nach maireann, na dhotair teaghlaich air an robh meas is sp猫is ann an sg矛re 脵ige is Bhe脿rnaraigh an Eilean Le貌dhais bho na 70an chun na 90an. A dh鈥檃indeoin iarratasan na h-obrach a鈥� frithealadh sg矛re fharsaing leis fh猫in, chruthaich e tasglann iongantach de dh鈥檉hilmichean is de dhealbhan de na daoine agus den choimhearsachd ris an robh e cho d矛leas.

Tha na dealbhan sin nan cl脿r thar luach de sg矛re chroiteareachd is iasgaich a bha ag atharrachadh, agus cuideachd a鈥� foillseachadh an d脿imh a bha eadar e fh猫in agus muinntir na sg矛re. Tha an neach-dhealbh Calum Aonghas MacAoidh an t貌ir air beatha an Dtr Hay, a thasglann agus cuid de na daoine a nochd anns na m矛lltean de dhealbhan a chaidh a thogail. Tha e cuideachd a鈥� cl脿radh cuid de mhuinntir sg矛re 脵ige an latha an-diugh ann an sreath de dhealbhan 霉ra.

The late Dr John Hay was a highly respected and long-serving GP in Uig and Bernera on the Isle of Lewis from the 1970s to the 1990s. Despite the demands of serving a large practice, he managed to create a vast film archive of life in the community to which he was devoted.

Like many island communities at the time, crofting and fishing were the foundation of daily life and the resulting films and photographs are a priceless record of a changing society. They also reveal the affection in which Dr Hay was held locally. Photographer Calum Angus Mackay goes in search of John Hay, his archive and the people he captured on film. In a series of specially commissioned portraits, he also presents a snapshot of the people of Uig today.

In Gaelic with English subtitles

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Presenter Calum Angus Mackay
Producer Donald Macleod

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