Grand Tours Of Scotland's Lochs
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Paul explores the lochs of Skye. He hears tales of the singer Donovan and his dream of a hippy colony - thrills at the sound of the pipes, tries on a jacket fit for a king, and goes in search of a Viking ship canal. 29:03 Expired
Paul begins his Grand Tour in the forgotten lands of Morvern. On the shores of Loch Aline, he sees the devil in a fossil, and then plunges deep underground to discover an unlikely connection between sand and WW2. Above Loch Arienas he hears the moving testimony of a family who were cleared from the land in the 19th century... 29:06 Expired
In this programme Paul's loch-hopping journey starts on the west coast on a wild and windswept stretch of Loch Hourn. Travelling inland he reaches sheltered Loch Quoich, where he hears tales of Scotland's last outlaw. On the shores of Loch Lochy, he meets a couple who had a memorable encounter with a monster from the deep ... 28:24 Expired
From a mythic past - when kelpies lurked in the lochs of the Trossachs - Paul travels through old Perthshire. He lends a hand bringing in the cattle and hears how Rob Roy MacGregor might not have been the romantic figure of popular fiction. Was he a hero or just a cattle thief? At Rob Roy's graveside, Paul meets a man who ... 29:04 Expired
Leaving Kinlochleven, once known as the electric village because of its links to power-hungry aluminium smelting, Paul discovers a forgotten German PoW camp from WWI in the woods nearby. Taking an old military road out of the village, Paul climbs into the surrounding hills and arrives at the Blackwater dam - a colossal mem... 29:04 Expired
This Grand Tour starts at Loch Glashan above Loch Fyne, where Paul travels back in time to learn how to paddle a coracle. At old castle Lachlan, he dabbles in Victorian virtual reality, courtesy of George Washington Wilson and his stereoscopic camera. At the open-air museum of Auchindrain Paul follows Queen Victoria on the... 27:53 Expired
Paul travels from mysterious Loch Ussie, discovers wickedness in Strathpeffer, and a fairy bridge over the Dornoch Firth. 28:12 Expired
Travelling from Loch Hope, our traveller encounters U-boats in Loch Eriboll, John Lennon in a car crash, the devil in a cave, and a secret beach near Cape Wrath.
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Paul journeys through the Borders, discovers the lost lochs of Edinburgh, before travelling to Fife and Loch Leven in search of Mary Queen of Scots. 27:16 Expired
Paul sets sail through the Kyles of Bute to the Holy Loch and on to Ardentinny, his childhood home overlooking Loch Long. Journey’s end is on the summit of the Cobbler. 28:04 Expired
Leaving Loch Moidart, on his way to Loch Ailort, Paul encounters Bonnie Prince Charlie, Jacobite history, and the legacy of war. 28:11 Expired
Paul visits Wester Ross, discovers the heritage of Little Loch Broom, Loch Broom, and Ullapool, explores the Corrieshalloch Gorge, and conquers the Bad Step on Stac Pollaidh. 29:02 Expired
Paul travels from Britain?s most westerly mainland point to a place once guarded by an ancient Celtic goddess. On the way, he discovers how the ancient oak woods of Loch Sunart were once a hive of industry, and then goes deep underground to discover how 18th century miners named a new element. 29:02 Expired
Paul heads to one of Britain?s remotest railway station. Miles from any road, it was built to service several grand sporting lodges in the days when the rich and fashionable came to shoot game and fish the lochs of the Flow Country. 29:02 Expired
Paul visits Kintyre and encounters a strange and spiritual cave painting on Davaar Island before sampling spirits of another kind in Campbeltown, famous the world over for whisky. This leads him to uncover the story of the only coal mine in the highlands and a seam that runs all the way to Ireland. Heading up Loch Fyne, Pa... 29:02 Expired
This Grand Tour takes Paul to some breathtaking scenery among the lochs and mountains of Wester Ross. Speaking to locals, he discovers that the loch-side communities were only finally connected by road in the 1970s. Before then, boats linked people who lived an almost island existence. 29:03 Expired
Paul explores some lochs close to Scotland?s densely populated Central Belt. Starting on the banks of the most famous lake in Scotland - the Lake of Menteith, Paul wanders through an enchanted landscape, visiting Loch Ard, Loch Arklet, Loch Katrine and Loch Achray, before climbing a mountain in miniature Ben Venue. 29:06 Expired
Paul travels from Loch Gairloch to Loch Maree, a Grand Tour that includes meeting the king and queen of Islonia, matching a medieval feat of archery, diving on a wartime wreck in Loch Ewe, and finding himself short changed at the money tree on an island in Loch Maree. 29:03 Expired
Paul begins his Grand Tour with a chilly swim across Loch Ba high on Rannoch Moor, struggles against the elements train spotting, and meets some veteran Tunnel Tigers - men who tunnelled deep inside the Grampians, diverting water to hydro-electric schemes. 29:02 Expired
Paul explores the magical Argyll coast, travelling from the sacred sands of Kilmory Bay on Loch Sween. On the beautiful Lilly Loch in Knapdale forest, he gets a glimpse of beaver, before joining a group of steam enthusiasts restoring an old Puffer on the Crinan Canal.