Grand Tours of Scotland's Rivers
Grand Tours of Scotland's Rivers
TV ShowReturning Series

Grand Tours of Scotland's Rivers

2021
3 seasons
18 episodes
Documentary

Seasoned traveller Paul Murton sets off downstream to explore five rivers over six programmes from source to sea.

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Seasons

  • Taming the Wild

    1.Taming the Wild

    10-11-202129m

    Paul explores the River Garry, which flows from the Grampian Mountains, restages the Battle of Killiecrankie and falls off a bridge before climbing the ‘speckled hill’.

  • The Past Reimagined

    2.The Past Reimagined

    17-11-202129m

    Paul Murton explores the upper reaches of the river Spey, Scotland’s third longest river, and travels through Badenoch to a hidden love nest, before working up steam on a heritage...

  • A Bountiful River

    3.A Bountiful River

    24-11-202130m

    Paul Murton explores the lower reaches of the Spey, famous for its forests, whisky distilleries and salmon as it flows north towards the coast. On the way Paul hears tales of logge...

  • A River of Invention

    4.A River of Invention

    16-12-202130m

    Paul Murton discovers the source of the River Nith, high in a remote forestry plantation. Heading downstream, he hears the story of the Knockshinnoch mining disaster - how 116 men...

  • Going the Distance

    5.Going the Distance

    16-12-202130m

    Paul Murton follows the eastward course of the river South Esk from its source in the hills above Glen Clova to the Montrose Basin, and on to the sea. Along the way he searches for...

  • Salt of the Earth

    6.Salt of the Earth

    16-12-202130m

    Cameras follow the River Ayr as it flows from Loch Glenbuck towards the sea and the Clyde coast. In the Ayr Gorge, Paul Murton encounters the tale of radical preacher Alexander Ped...

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