Original: Viewers were in accord with him as it achieved a 30 % audience share and made it into the Top Ten of programs viewed in Scotland , in spite of the fact that fewer than 2 % of the Scottish population can speak Gaelic .
Simplified: Machair got 30 % audience share and made it into the Top Ten of programs viewed in Scotland , even though fewer than 2 % of the Scottish population can speak Gaelic .