Grand Tours of the Scottish Islands
Historian Paul Murton sets off on an epic adventure to discover the past and experience life today on Scotland's islands. From windswept cliffs to quaint harbour towns, he learns about their fascinating history and meets the islanders who call them home.
Historian Paul Murton sets off on an epic adventure to discover the past and experience life today on Scotland's islands. From windswept cliffs to quaint harbour towns, he learns about their fascinating history and meets the islanders who call them home.
Paul Murton visits Britain's two remotest island communities, Foula and Fair Isle in Shetland, where he makes a nerve...
Paul turns his back on the sea and visits landlocked islands on bonnie Loch Lomond, where he gets a bird's- eye view of...
Paul sets off from Mallaig to visit a group of islands famed for their unusual names: Rum, Muck and Eigg.
Paul sets off on an island pilgrimage in the footsteps of saints, visiting Lismore, Colonsay and Oronsay, and joins...
Paul discovers that the seemingly peaceful islands in the Firth of Forth have a dramatic history of war, from medieval...
On the Isle of Skye, Paul visits the home of celebrated writer and naturalist Gavin Maxwell before scaling the...
Paul Murton travels to the beautiful islands of Eriskay, Barra and Vatersay, famed for their white sandy beaches and...
Paul explores the Isle of Mull and its satellite islands to discover why they've become boltholes from the hustle and...
Paul visits two very different Hebridean islands - Gigha and Jura. One is lush and verdant, the other is rugged and...
Paul explores a string of islands just off the west coast near Oban, where he discovers their vital role in the Battle...
Paul island-hops in the Orkney archipelago, exploring what it takes to keep these remote islands connected.
Paul steps foot on two of the most windswept islands on Scotland's stormy coast, the "Atlantic Twins" of Coll and Tiree.