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| Tourism hopes over BBC Hebrides series - Islands on the Edge | Tourism hopes over BBC Hebrides series - Islands on the Edge |
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| A new documentary on Hebridean landscapes and wildlife narrated by Scottish actor Ewan McGregor could boost tourism, VisitScotland has said. | A new documentary on Hebridean landscapes and wildlife narrated by Scottish actor Ewan McGregor could boost tourism, VisitScotland has said. |
| The four-part series, filmed by Nigel Pope, paints a portrait of a year in the Inner and Outer Hebrides. | The four-part series, filmed by Nigel Pope, paints a portrait of a year in the Inner and Outer Hebrides. |
| VisitScotland said it hoped the film would help boost tourism in the region, with some scenes already featuring in tourism adverts aired across the globe. | VisitScotland said it hoped the film would help boost tourism in the region, with some scenes already featuring in tourism adverts aired across the globe. |
| Hebrides - Islands On The Edge starts on Monday 21.00 on BBC One Scotland. | Hebrides - Islands On The Edge starts on Monday 21.00 on BBC One Scotland. |
| It follows in the footsteps of other programmes which have helped to boost tourism in the region. | It follows in the footsteps of other programmes which have helped to boost tourism in the region. |
| Island Parish, which was set on Barra, saw the local VisitScotland Information Centre's footfall rise by 10%. | Island Parish, which was set on Barra, saw the local VisitScotland Information Centre's footfall rise by 10%. |
| Children's programme Balamory, which was set in Tobermory on Mull, saw Calmac's passenger figures go up by as much 15.5% during the peak of its popularity. | Children's programme Balamory, which was set in Tobermory on Mull, saw Calmac's passenger figures go up by as much 15.5% during the peak of its popularity. |
| Mike Cantlay, VisitScotland chairman, said it offered a "golden chance to promote the Year of Natural Scotland". | Mike Cantlay, VisitScotland chairman, said it offered a "golden chance to promote the Year of Natural Scotland". |
| He said: "This documentary will continue to promote Scotland's landscapes, its wildlife and people in a magical light. | |
| "Our research shows that one in five visitors are influenced by seeing depictions of Scotland on film or television, so magnificent exposure such as this can only be a great thing." | "Our research shows that one in five visitors are influenced by seeing depictions of Scotland on film or television, so magnificent exposure such as this can only be a great thing." |