Grand Tours Of Scotland
6 avsnitt
1. The Romantic Ideal
1. The Romantic Ideal
Historian Paul Murton goes in search of "the Romantic ideal" and discovers how Sir Walter Scott played a key role in reinventing Scotland.
29 min
5 okt. 2010
2. The Sporting Life
2. The Sporting Life
On an original 1870s tricycle, Murton travels to Royal Deeside to learn how Scotland’s mountains and glens became a destination for rich gentlemen to test their mettle.
29 min
12 okt. 2010
3. In Search of the Real Scotland
3. In Search of the Real Scotland
When railways spread across the country, tourists ventured for the first time to Scotland’s west coast. Murton takes the Jacobite train to Mallaig and the Isle of Skye.
29 min
19 okt. 2010
4. Mind, Body, and Spirit
4. Mind, Body, and Spirit
Murton goes in search of the stunning Highland landscapes that have attracted visitors for the past 200 years with the promise of improving mind, body, and spirit.
29 min
2 nov. 2010
5. In Search of Perfect Isolation
5. In Search of Perfect Isolation
More-adventurous tourists braved the rough seas to travel to Orkney and Shetland, hoping to restore themselves in the peace and quiet of the remote Northern Isles.
29 min
9 nov. 2010
6. Wish You Were Here
6. Wish You Were Here
When working people eventually won the right to some free time, most headed not to the romantic Highlands for a holiday but to the seaside.
29 min
16 nov. 2010
