Modern challenges for Scotland's twenty-somethings takes centre stage in BBC Alba documentary
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A NEW documentary airing this evening (Monday) explores the lives of twenty-somethings in the modern world and compares them to generations gone by.
Asking if your twenties really are the best years of your life, Cass Ezeji presents BBC Alba's Na 20an (Twenties) from the award-winning Trusadh series.
From young Gaelic social media influencers to her own granddad, George McNally, Cass delves into the lives of young people across Scotland to see how different twenty-somethings are compared to previous generations.
Star of MacTV’s hit Trusadh documentary Afro Gaels Cass (29) asks and answers some of her own questions as she approaches her thirties with some apprehension.
Along the way, she learns from many of her peers, also born in the digital age, to give a snapshot of modern living. This generation is seen to be more socially aware, health-conscious and environmentally responsible than those that came before.
Among those that Cass meets is Mark Smith (25), from Shawbost on the Isle of Lewis and now living in Glasgow, who is enthusiastic about promoting the Gaelic language on social media platforms. Mark does this through his Instagram cooking tutorials and feels he and others are helping to keep the language alive by using it on modern outlets.
Cass also speaks to Iona Whyte, who is passionate about a sustainable way of living and recognises climate change as an important issue. The 27-year-old is anti-fast fashion, doing the majority of her shopping in vintage and charity shops.
Chloe Steele (23) who, with her partner, is building a house in Lochcarnan, South Uist believes in young people staying in the islands to keep the Western Isles vibrant and moving forward.
Another twenty-something enjoying island life is 22-year-old Darchie Macleod, a lorry driver from Carloway, on the Isle of Lewis. Darchie loves his home turf and cannot see himself ever leaving.
A lively and colourful programme with a diverse selection of strong and youthful voices, Trusadh: Na 20an provides both a window into and acts as a mirror of life for twenty-somethings growing up in 2020s Scotland.
Trusadh: Na 20an airs on BBC Alba on Monday, April 10 at 9pm and will be available on BBC iPlayer for 30 days after.
BBC Alba HD is available on the following platforms: Sky 117 (Scotland)/Sky 169 (rest of UK); Virgin Media 120 (Scotland)/Virgin Media 161 (rest of UK); Freesat 109; BBC iPlayer.
BBC Alba SD is available on Freeview/You View 7 (Scotland only).
