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Postby LANDROVER ROGER » Tue Jan 10, 2012 5:32 pm

On The One Show tonight.
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Re: Davaar Island

Postby Crowth » Tue Jan 10, 2012 6:48 pm

LANDROVER ROGER wrote:On The One Show tonight.


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

Postby Kintyre Forum News » Tue Jan 10, 2012 7:01 pm

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 :-)
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Re: Davaar Island

Postby Crowth » Tue Jan 10, 2012 11:01 pm

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


:lol:
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Re: Davaar Island

Postby Kintyre Forum News » Tue Jan 10, 2012 11:19 pm

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


:lol:


I recorded it so still watch it :-) :lol:
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Re: Davaar Island

Postby LANDROVER ROGER » Wed Jan 11, 2012 9:54 am

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

Postby Kintyre Forum News » Wed Jan 11, 2012 9:57 am

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!

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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!
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Re: Davaar Island

Postby jdcarra » Wed Jan 11, 2012 10:41 am

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.
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Re: Davaar Island

Postby Kevin Mc » Wed Jan 11, 2012 3:53 pm

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

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Re: Davaar Island

Postby Bobh » Wed Jan 11, 2012 4:58 pm

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.
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Re: Davaar Island

Postby numberplease » Wed Jan 11, 2012 5:28 pm

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.
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Re: Davaar Island

Postby LANDROVER ROGER » Wed Jan 11, 2012 5:33 pm

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. :shock:
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Re: Davaar Island

Postby Swanseajock » Wed Jan 11, 2012 7:24 pm

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 :D
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Re: Davaar Island

Postby WC1 » Wed Jan 11, 2012 10:42 pm

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!
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Re: Davaar Island

Postby jamiemcivor » Thu Jan 12, 2012 1:19 am

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.
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