Weir's Aweigh

From Loch Sween, Tom Weir sets sail on a journey around the Hebrides following some of the routes Bonnie Prince Charlie used in his escape to France.

"In this episode, Tom Weir lands on Mingulay ""the bird island"", which at one time was home to 150 crofting families but now is abandoned to nature.

Tom Weir travels to the remote group of islands around Barra exploring its wild beauty, history and wildlife, before meeting some of local lobster fishermen of Vatersay.

Tom explores the island of Eriskay, where Bonnie Prince Charlie made his first footsteps on Scottish soil. Locals talk about the island's history from the time after the Jacobite rising.