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On The One Show tonight.

LANDROVER ROGER wrote:On The One Show tonight.

I don't watch telly, what are they saying about Davaar?

Crowth wrote:

LANDROVER ROGER wrote:On The One Show tonight.

I don't watch telly, what are they saying about Davaar?

It's not on until 7pm tonight so we will tell you after that

And.................

Crowth wrote:And.................

I recorded it so still watch it

Did not show the holiday cottages on there.Fogle just said it was inhabited by goats and sheep.

LANDROVER ROGER wrote:Did not show the holiday cottages on there.Fogle just said it was inhabited by goats and sheep.

Yes, could have done with plugging that but if you want to find out more about the cottages on the island and ones nearby at Kintyre Cottages then visit their website below for more information. Some lovely new self catering units added in 2011!

http://www.kintyrecottages.com/

The piece itself was pretty good. I've always thought if the cave painting on Davaar Island was in Ireland or Brazil then it would be one of the great wonders of the world! It is an amazing story and more impressive vision to see close up. One for the diary for 2012!

LANDROVER ROGER wrote:Did not show the holiday cottages on there.Fogle just said it was inhabited by goats and sheep.

Roger

Here is a link to the show http://www.bbc.co.uk/i/b019fx7j/

Ten minutes in there is the bit about Davaar Island and the cave painting.

jdcarra wrote:

LANDROVER ROGER wrote:Did not show the holiday cottages on there.Fogle just said it was inhabited by goats and sheep.

Roger

Here is a link to the show http://www.bbc.co.uk/i/b019fx7j/

Ten minutes in there is the bit about Davaar Island and the cave painting.

This should get you to the right bit in the program:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0 ... /?t=10m02s

I watched the programme last night and again today. I enjoyed it very much. I have visited the cave and painting twice. 1982 with friends when 20 years old and then with my wife and four kids in 2001. It's a good walk and a great day out with a breathtaking experience.

I watched the programme, and it`s still one of my greatest regrets that I can`t get over there. I can`t walk all that well, and apart from the ground around the cave looking (understandably) very uneven and rocky, I`d also be worried about getting there and back again in time, before the tide comes back in. Therefore it was nice being able to see a tiny bit of Davaar in this programme.

As I stated previously we had a wonderful holiday on there in 2007.The isolation was superb.We had the advantage of a four wheel drive vehicle to get on and off.The caretaker at that time who is now sadly no longer with us showed me four different routes depending on the tides at any particular time.Was still a bit hairy sometimes though.That`s when you discover that adrenalin is brown.

Nice piece by Ben Fogle. But my only criticism would be (and I know it was about small islands) that the only mentioned Campbeltown once. But at least he was there and broadcasting to the rest of the UK

I'm sure I picked up more than one reference. Plus Ronnie Togneri was captioned as 'Campbeltown Artist' and there was reference to the 'Campbeltown art teachers' who kept the picture re-touched over many years. And even if there was only the one reference to Campbeltown, that was to be expected given that it was about Davaar and the cave painting rather than the town itself. All in all it was a good, positive piece, and my only complaint would be that it was too short!

The impact of that piece in showing the area in a good light across the UK cannot be underestimated. You're talking about 4-5 million viewers including, perhaps, some people switching on early for EastEnders. Remember The One Show is the show agents are desperate to get their clients on as celeb guests - far more than, say, This Morning or the debacle which is Daybleak! We got a lovely, engaging feature.