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Episode 7

Episode 7 of 10

Mark Beaumont reports on the journey of the Queen's baton relay through the Commonwealth. Here, he follows the baton through from Trinidad and Tobago to Jamaica.

As the Queen's Baton Relay continues around 70 nations and territories of the Commonwealth, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One Scotland covers the stories of the athletes and communities en route. In this episode, presenter Mark Beaumont travels with the baton from Trinidad and Tobago through to Jamaica, meeting athletic hopefuls and finding out more about the places they come from. Mark will be speaking to Trinidad and Tobago's javelin hopeful, 18-year-old Shakeil Waithe, who hopes to follow in the footsteps of teammate and Olympic gold medallist Keshorn Walcott. He will also be on island of Montserrat in the Caribbean where the country continues to recover from a volcanic eruption nearly 20 years ago, and chats to track athletes who are playing their own part in that recovery. In Jamaica, Mark meets Shelly-Ann Pryce, the women's Olympic 100m and World 100m and 200m champion.

26 minutes

Last on

Sun 27 Apr 2014 10:30

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Mark Beaumont
Narrator Robin Laing
Film Editor John Steventon
Assistant Visual Editor Michael Garden
Unit Manager Sandie Paterson
Production Coordinator Samantha MacPhee
Production Coordinator Louise Young
Camera Operator Ian Kelly
Re-recording mixer Kevin Dallas
Associate Producer Preeti Prasad
Assistant Producer Shruti Rao
Assistant Producer Sophie Scott
Assistant Producer Jon Willers
Executive Producer Graham Mitchell
Producer Tony Nellany

Broadcasts

Queen’s Baton Relay

Follow the baton’s journey to all Commonwealth nations and territories.