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THE SCOTTISH ISLAND THAT WON THE LOTTERY

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Channel 4, 8pm

This charming documentar­y follows the real story of when inhabitant­s on an island in the Outer Hebrides won a £3million lottery windfall.

There are few places as remote as the Isle of North Uist (below), which sits on the rugged north-western edge of the British Isles, almost as close to Iceland as to London.

It is not a cash-rich area though – or at least it wasn’t, until 101 of the islanders won millions in the Postcode Lottery in February 2020. But did it change their lives beyond recognitio­n?

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