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Paul Murton experiences island life. Here, he visits Foula and Fair Isle, and makes a nerve-wracking visit to the Sneck o' da Smallie - a pothole in the cliffs of Foula.

Paul Murton experiences island life. Paul sets off from Mallaig to visit a group of islands famed for their unusual names - Rum, Muck and Eigg - and he meets the real Lord Muck.

Paul Murton explores the islands scattered in the Firth of Forth. He discovers that these seemingly peaceful islands have a dramatic history of war, from Medieval English raids on the monastic island retreat of Inchcolm to the first air raid attack on Britain above Inchgarvie.

Paul visits two islands of the Inner Hebrides - Gigha and Jura - which are only a few miles apart but couldn't be more different. He then travels by puffer to explore a little known string of islands just off the west coast near Oban.