Relatively few of Scotlands 900 islands are inhabited, and many that were once thriving communities are now abandoned.

Wanting to know what that was, we did some digging, and then spoke to John Manson, an incredible man who, as a boy, was one of the last family to live on the island of Stroma. He and his brother, father, and mother, lived alone in those last years, making the most of the fishing grounds and living among the empty buildings of their community.

His story of endurance and the importance of knowledge passed down generations is inspiring.