With a Victorian guidebook in hand, historian Paul Murton travels the country and traces the changes that have occurred since the birth of Scottish tourism 200 years ago.
Historian Paul Murton goes in search of "the Romantic ideal" and discovers how Sir Walter Scott played a key role in reinventing Scotland.
2. The Sporting Life
October 12, 2010
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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.
3. In Search of the Real Scotland
October 19, 2010
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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.
4. Mind, Body, and Spirit
November 2, 2010
29min
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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.
5. In Search of Perfect Isolation
November 9, 2010
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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.
6. Wish You Were Here
November 16, 2010
29min
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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.