New BBC 1 Documentary on Northern Lighthouse Board Features As Part of ‘Our Lives’ Series

19th August 2024

The new episode of BBC 1’s ‘Our Lives’ featuring the Northern Lighthouse Board teams gives a rare insight into their working lives around Scotland and the Isle of Man. Credit: Northern Lighthouse Board –facebook

A new BBC 1 documentary has been made following the Northern Lighthouse Board teams as they maintained lighthouses on the coasts of Scotland and the Isle of Man.

Earlier this year, filmmaker Chris McMillan from Tern TV spent a month filming the Northern Lighthouse Board teams.

The documentary, filmed in May, also follows the aids to the navigation ship’s crew, engineers, and technicians.

For some of the NLB team featured, it’s been a life’s work, including ship’s Bosun Calum, whose father worked on the lighthouses and who has now been followed by his son Jack, as the third generation, in the ‘lighthouse business’.

The film is part of the BBC1 series ‘Our Lives’ and offers a rare insight into the working world of the Northern Lighthouse Board.

The episode will be broadcast in October but is now available to watch on the BBC iPlayer by clicking here.

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