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I thought some of you may be interested in the following email I received. Perhaps you can help?

Dear friends from Â鶹Éç-Scotland and Island Blogging,

My name is Jaume and I'm a Catalan screenwriter from Barcelona aged 29 trying to gather some information about the Orkney Islands and people living there. I've been asking in some English and Irish Pubs in Barcelona and I wasn't lucky for the moment. Let me explain you a couple of things about my project.

I'm starting to work in a story about a Catalan girl who suddenly finds out that her grandmother had a Scottish boyfriend 60 years ago. Even though the old lady is losing her memory, the girl manages to get some information about this old story: the Scottish guy was a ship skipper and he met the protagonist's grandmother in Barcelona after the Spanish war (1936-1939). Besides, she will find out that her father was born from this relationship, even though he doesn't want to know the truth at all. I have some questions on this issue: In which Island/city could this skipper have lived? I put him provisionally in Stromness, but I don't know if I made a good choice. Could you suggest any other better city for him? Why?

This girl is all the time crossing her path with a boy (they don't know each other at all... yet) who is dying for leaving Barcelona and travelling to Scotland to work as a doctor. Do you know some city/place in the Orkney Islands where (stranger) doctors are needed/requested? Would it sound believable to you?

I'm trying to connect with someone (a teacher, a journalist, whatever...) to whom I can make these important questions for developing my work. Any comment or suggestion would make me really happy.

Best regards from Barcelona. By the way, your ISLAND BLOGGING is terrific!

Jaume Cuspinera
cuspitrol@hotmail.com

Just a reminder to watch tonight at 1900 on Â鶹Éç One, as it features a return trip to Fetlar. Anyone interested in finding out more about the island should go to the Fetlar School Blog which includes loads of useful links.

Apologies to all of you who tuned in to see Fetlar on The One Show this Wednesday evening. It seems there was some confusion over the transmission date and the item didn't appear on Wednesday. However, IBHQ has now had it confirmed by the production team that the Fetlar feature will run this Friday, at 7pm. Book your place in front of the TV now!

If you missed the second Fetlar feature on Friday’s look no further!

Watch The ONE Show here.

For those who can't access the programme, here's an update from .

Further to Hermit Life’s latest post on the County Show I thought I’d point you in the direction of our Listen Again facility. There were two special outside broadcasts on Radio Orkney last weekend: the programme from the show itself and coverage of the Orcadian Parish Cup.

Click here to listen again. Both shows will be available until Friday.



You can read more about the OBs in Radio Scotland boss Jeff Zycinski’s diary.

Well done to Annie B! Her latest post, The Friday 13, was included in the Blog Spot in yesterday’s Sunday Times Ecosse section.

If you haven’t read the post already, you can do so here.

More blogs to read! Get It On presenter Bryan Burnett’s new blog launched today. You can read it here.

Don’t forget to keep an eye on other Â鶹Éç Scotland blogs:

JZ’s Diary - by Radio Scotland boss Jeff Zycinski

- by political editor Brian Taylor

and the Â鶹Éç Scottish Symphony Orchestra.

Unfortunately, gremlins are causing problems here at IBHQ and this is delaying the publication of some posts and comments. Apologies for this. Please bear with us.

Thanks
Anne

Thanks to Flying Cat’s fpu for bringing my attention to Radio 4’s programme Ramblings, in which presenter Clare Balding explores favourite British walks.

This week she was on Hoy walking from Rackwick to the Old Man of Hoy. If you missed it, don't worry, .

Just want to let you know that we’re still experiencing difficulties at this end which are causing a delay in the publication of comments. Please be patient if you haven’t seen your contributions on the site; they’ll be there soon!

Thanks
Anne

Further to Ruthodanort’s mention of it today, here’s a useful link about tomorrow.