All Seasons

Season 1

  • S01E01 Episode 1

    • September 21, 2009
    • BBC ALBA

    Examining the development and construction of Scottish lighthouses.

  • S01E02 Episode 2

    • September 28, 2009
    • BBC ALBA

    Profile of Robert Stevenson, an engineer who formed relationships with leading designers and became a renowned lighthouse architect in the process. Examples of his work featured include Bell Rock, the Isle of May, Sumburgh and Girdle Ness.

  • S01E03 Episode 3

    • October 5, 2009
    • BBC ALBA

    How lighthouse architect Tom Stevenson was at first reluctant to follow in his father Robert's footsteps as a civil engineer but eventually became renowned as one of the greatest in the field. Examples of his work featured include buildings at Skerryvore, Covesea Skerries, Cromarty, Chanory and Ardnamurchan.

  • S01E04 Episode 4

    • October 12, 2009
    • BBC ALBA

    The work of lighthouse architects Tom and David Stevenson, whose designs moved more toward functionality and away from the fancy flourishes that characterised their predecessors. Examples of their work include Muckle-Flugga - Britain's most northerly lighthouse - and the magnificent rock light off the west coast of Mull at Dubh Artach.

  • S01E05 Episode 5

    • October 19, 2009
    • BBC ALBA

    The work of lighthouse architects David and Charles Stevenson, whose pragmatic and modern designs feature on a number of small unmanned lights. Examples of their work include designs at Rattray Head, Stroma, Bass Rock and the Brough of Birsay.

  • S01E06 Episode 6

    • October 26, 2009
    • BBC ALBA

    Examining the technological advances made by lighthouse engineers, such as the automation of these buildings in 1988, the subsequent major incorporation of solar power, and the use of the satellite DGPS system.