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Pr貌gram goirid air aithris le Julie Fowlis a tha a' rannsachadh an droch bhuaidh a bh'aig a' Chiad Chogadh air beatha nan G脿idheal. Leis an Dtr D.U. Sti霉bhart agus an eachdraiche Murchadh Peutan. San t-samhain 1918, bhuannaich Breatainn agus a companaich a' Chiad Chogadh. Ged a bha iad air an gnothach a dh猫anamh air a' Ghearmailt, chosg e dhaibh.

Chaidh c貌rr 's ochd ceud m矛le saighdear a dh矛th agus faisg air 1.7 millean a le貌n. Cha b' e t矛r nan gaisgeach a bha 'feitheamh air na saighdearan a thill. Bha an t-脿ite mar a dh'fh脿g iad e, le eaconamaidh chearbach agus bha iad air ginealach a chall. Bha bliadhnaichean ann mus d' fhuair na h-eileanan seachad air uabhas a' chiad chogaidh, 's tha buaidh aig co-dh霉naidhean an t-samhraidh sin air ais ann an 1914 oirnn fhathast.

A short programme, narrated by Julie Fowlis and featuring Dr D.W. Stewart and historian Murdo Beaton, that examines the devastating effect of WWI on the lives of the Gaels. In November 1918, Britain and her allies won the First World War, but the victory over Germany cost them dearly in lives; over 800,000 solders were lost and 1.7 million wounded.

There was no land fit for heroes waiting for the soldiers on their return from the war. The economy was ruined and the country was coming to terms with a lost generation. Many years would pass before the Highlands and Islands began to recover from the effects of WWI and decisions made in the summer of 1914 affect us still.