DIY series presented by Donnie 'Dòtaman' MacLeod. Broadcast in Gaelic with English Subtitles
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Season 4
2017
Season 4 has two halves. In the first half (Episodes 1 to 5) in a change from the regular format this special series has Donnie and the team attempting to renovate the community-run Lewis Retirement Centre in Stornoway in just five days. In the second half (Episodes 6 to 11) Donnie is back with more fascinating community projects.
01. An Dubhlan: Episode 1
2017-09-18
Donnie Macleod and a team of local tradesmen attempt to renovate the community-run Lewis Retirement Centre in Stornoway in five days. With the local workforce giving their time and all of the building materials to this charitable project free of charge, the pressure is on to complete the work on time. Each week, over 1,500 islanders use the centre as a meeting place and recreational space but it's badly in need of updating and more space is required to satisfy the needs of the community organisations. In this programme, under the watchful eye of site manager John Campbell, they get to work. The roof is stripped back to the rafters, walls are knocked through, the old electrical cables are ripped out but the drains running through the back of the centre are a cause for concern and could even jeopardise the work.
02. An Dubhlan: Episode 2
2017-09-19
Donnie and the team continue with the project. Work inside is progressing, the roof has been stripped back but bad weather holds things up, and problems with tree roots at the back of the centre continues to hamper drainage work. However, the team find that camaraderie and good humour allows them to continue apace.
03. An Dubhlan: Episode 3
2017-09-20
With the local workforce giving their time and all of the building materials to this charitable project free of charge, the pressure is on to complete the work on time. Each week, over fifteen hundred islanders use the centre as a meeting place and recreational space but it's badly in need of updating and more space is required to satisfy the needs of the community organisations. If all goes to plan, Donnie and the team will update this much-loved centre and create the extra space required. In this programme, Donnie and the team continue with the project. Wet weather is still hampering some of the trades but with the plumbers, joiners, electricians and plasterers busy inside and the tarring of the driveway underway outside, Donnie's certain they're on target to complete.
04. An Dubhlan: Episode 4
2017-09-21
Donnie and the team are under pressure to complete the work and open the centre on Tuesday afternoon. The rain has stopped and the tradesmen are busy inside and out in order to meet their deadline. The electrical supply is switched back on, the new front of the building is roughcasted, but the painters are struggling to complete all of the internal and external walls. However, team spirit hopes to overcome this with everyone from plumbers to brickies lending a helping hand and joining in the race to the finish!
05. An Dubhlan: Episode 5
2017-12-25
Donnie Macleod and a team of local tradesmen attempt to renovate the community-run Lewis Retirement Centre in Stornoway in five days. With the local workforce giving their time and all of the building materials to this charitable project free of charge, the pressure is on to complete the work on time.
06. Season 4: Episode 1
2018-02-15
When Mairi V Macinnes asks Donnie to help her renew a building which is over 70 years old, he thinks it might be her own home; but she directs him to the henhouse! Donnie also starts on a job which will keep him busy all series: renewing a kitchen for the Caladh Trust community organisation in Balivanich.
07. Season 4: Episode 2
2018-02-22
In South Uist, a Lochboisdale football team needs Donnie's help. They have a range of football equipment but no suitable place to house it. Donnie designs and builds a rugged store for footballs, cones and goals, ensuring it will withstand gales and wild weather. As he's building pitchside, Donnie gets an opportunity to show off his footballing prowess. Donnie also visits an unusual home in Castlebay, Barra.
08. Season 4: Episode 3
2018-03-01
In South Uist, Donnie tackles mud and bog to create a new roadway to a community polycrub so that those using it can access the agricultural shelter more easily. He also improves the rainwater-harvesting system by installing two tanks which will make watering the plants much easier for the members. Donnie also visits a manse-renovation project in Point, Isle of Lewis.
09. Season 4: Episode 4
2018-03-08
Donnie is in Geirinis sorting out a problem with rising damp. Florence is considering demolishing her garden shed, as all the material she stores is soaking wet because of moisture coming through the walls. After clearing the space, Donnie can get cracking on his planned solution of a raised floor. Donnie also visits Cothrom ReStore in Ormacleit and tries his hand at upcycling furniture. And work continues on the Caladh Trust kitchen renovation in Benbecula.
10. Season 4: Episode 5
2018-03-15
Following on from working on a polycrub earlier in the series, Donnie faces another challenge at a polycrub in Ardmore, Iochdar. When he arrives, Donnie doesn't think there's any DIY required but Christine and Lachie Macinnes would like two potting tables and, whilst taking a break, Donnie fulfils a lifelong dream to drive a wee grey Massey Ferguson. Donnie also continues with his kitchen renovation project at the Caladh Trust in Benbecula.
11. Season 4: Episode 6
2018-03-22
Donnie has to complete his series-long kitchen renovation project for the Caladh Trust in Benbecula. There was a lot to change: the cooker and food preparation tables were in the wrong place, and an unused cupboard needed to be removed to give some much needed space. Donnie has knocked down walls, moved sinks and nearly everything else in the kitchen! Now he has worktops and splashbacks to fit before he invites contributors from the series for tea and cake in the new kitchen. Donnie also visits a factory that manufactures splashback panels and takes a look round a new home in Sleat, Isle of Skye.
