Grand Tours of Scotland

This successful BBC program follows historian Paul Murton as he tours Scotland using a tourist guidebook from the 1800s called Black's Picturesque Guide to Scotland.
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Episodes

  1. S1 E1 - The Romantic Ideal

    December 31, 2010
    29min
    13+
    Murton travels from the Trossachs out to Iona and then to the fabled Isle of Staffa.

  2. The Sporting Life

    December 31, 2010
    29min
    13+
    Murton travels from Dunkeld via the Tay River to Balmoral on an 1870s tricycle.

  3. In Search of the Real Scotland

    December 31, 2010
    29min
    13+
    Murton travels by train from the foot of Ben Nevis to the fabled Isle of Skye.

  4. Mind, Body and Spirit

    December 31, 2010
    29min
    13+
    Murton traces the history of the great outdoors, taking in Loch Tay and Rannoch Moor.

  5. In Search of Perfect Isolation

    December 31, 2010
    29min
    13+
    Murton journeys from Shetland through to the musical Orkney Islands.

  6. Wish You Were Here

    December 31, 2010
    29min
    13+
    Murton journeys from St. Andrews across the Firth of Forth and ends up in Edinburgh.

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Directors

Paul Murton

Producers

Kathryn Ross

Cast

Paul Murton

Studio

Filmhub/Dreamscape
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