SCOTLAND’S SACRED ISLANDS WITH BEN FOGLE
NEW SUN / BBC1 / 11.30AM / EP 1 of 4 / TRAVELOGUE
Ben Fogle became a household name when he appeared on the groundbreaking reality show Castaway 2000, which followed 36 people for a year as they built a community on the remote Scottish island of Taransay.
The presenter has had a passion for islands ever since, and now he’s embarking on a personal pilgrimage around some of Scotland’s spectacular isles, including Taransay, in a new BBC1 travelogue (which debuts on BBC Scotland on Tue 5 Oct at 8 pm).
TV Times caught up with Ben, 47, to find out more…
Why did you want to make Scotland’s Sacred Islands?
I have my own personal history and connection with the Western Isles, from visiting Eigg when I was seven, right up to going to Taransay for Castaway. I wanted to understand more about them and how they vary.
Did Taransay start your love affair with the islands and with Scotland?
That year changed everything, and I fell in love with island life.
My late grandfather grew up in Scotland, and I have lots of families there, so I’ve always had a connection.
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