Martin Compston's Scottish Fling

Martin Compston and friend Phil MacHugh travel up the west coast of Scotland 'through villages and towns' on an adventure to discover the different ways people experience the great Scottish outdoors. Their journey begins in Martin's hometown of Greenock, where Phil has arranged some unexpected transport across the water to sunny Dunoon.

Martin is given a taste of island life when pal Phil takes him on a journey back to his family's homeland of the Western Isles of Scotland. After an unexpected Hebridean pipe-playing welcome at the airport in Stornoway, Martin and Phil embark on their island odyssey. To give Martin a flavour of Gaelic life, they first head for a brunch-time rendezvous with the Hebridean Baker, Coinneach MacLeod.

Martin Compston and Phil MacHugh travel across Scotland's east coast, from St Andrews in the south to Aberdeen in the north, to challenge expectations and reveal surprising sides of well-known places. Starting in the home of golf, St Andrews, the boys take to the sands - not a bunker, but the beach made famous by the movie Chariots of Fire.

Actor Martin Compston and his good friend Phil MacHugh set off on a sporty exploration of the north of Scotland by taking part in their very own Highland Games. They begin their journey at Britain's most northerly racetrack, the Little Ferry Circuit in Golspie, home to the North of Scotland Kart Club.

Martin and Phil travel through Scotland's Central Belt to explore why performance is such a big part of Scottish culture. They visit Scotland's National Sporting Performance Centre, just outside Edinburgh, to meet the men's football team, whose performances pretty much define the mood of the nation. The boys then head from Glasgow to meet musical stadium filler Amy Macdonald.

Martin and Phil end their tour of Scotland with an elementally inspired trip around the Lowlands, before heading to Martin's hometown of Greenock for a heartfelt hilltop goodbye. Things don't get off to the best start when Phil is unexpectedly delayed due to bad weather on the island of Barra, so Martin flyes solo at the Edinburgh Fire Festival of Beltane.