Paul sails along a much-loved route through the Kyles of Bute to Dunoon, discovering a secret history of WW2 bouncing bombs along the way.\n\nFrom Dunoon and its connections with international singing star Harry Lauder, Paul gets nostalgic about nuclear submarines in the Holy Loch. Here he meets a man with an impressive water-powered organ. Crossing the loch, Paul beats hot steel with a blacksmith whose ancestors have been working Vulcan’s forge for six generations. Their work includes the Golden Gates at Benmore gardens, where Paul learns about a sugar daddy who collected art on a scale to rival the Tate collection. On the shores of Loch Long, Paul discovers a Viking connection in the shape of a vintage sailing boat that takes him to scale the heights of the people’s mountain – the Cobbler.\n\nLater in the programme, Paul’s loch-hopping journey across Scotland reaches the quiet lochs of the Borders, explores the lochs of Scotland’s capital and crosses over the Forth to discover the forgotten lochs of Fife. From St Mary’s Loch, Paul’s route takes him through Borders sheep country. Here he learns dog handling techniques at a school for sheep dogs, and then heads to some man-made lochs in the Moorfoot Hills, where he hears tell of hidden treasure. In Edinburgh, he discovers the story of a Dutch-speaking Scottish minister on skates and goes in search of a lost river and two long-vanished lochs in the heart of the city.\n\nCrossing the Firth of Forth, Paul travels around the industrial lochs of the old Fife coal field before walking in the footsteps of Mary Queen of Scots on a haunted island in Loch Leven.
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Series 4 Compilations: 2. Across The Moors And The Land Of Giants
Paul discovers a forgotten German PoW camp from WWI before walking to the Blackwater Dam – built 100 years ago by the last of the navvies. Afterwards, a trek across the mo ...
04-10-2024
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Series 3: 2. A Mystical Journey
Paul starts in the hills above Stathpeffer on the waters of Loch Ussie, famous for its connections with the Brahan Seer, who predicted future calamities. Here he meets musician ...
27-09-2024
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Series 2: 2. Take My Breath Away
Paul Murton views breathtaking scenery among the lochs and mountains of Wester Ross. Speaking to locals, he discovers that the loch-side communities were only finally connected ...
18-09-2024
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Series 2: 1. Written In Stone
On his first grand tour of the new series, Paul explores the magical Argyll coast, travelling from the sacred sands of Kilmory Bay on Loch Sween. On the beautiful Lilly Loch in ...
04-09-2024
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Series 3: 6. Lost In A Landscape
The last programme of the series sees Paul travelling hopefully from the shores of Loch Hope to the glorious and lonely expanse of Sandwood Bay on the far north west of Scotland ...
28-07-2024
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Series 3: 4. The People's Lochs
Paul sails along a much-loved route through the Kyles of Bute to Dunoon, discovering a secret history of WW2 bouncing bombs along the way. From Dunoon and its connections with i ...
02-07-2024
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Series 3: 1. The Wild Way Of The North
In the first programme of the series, Paul visits Wester Ross and discovers the heritage of Little Loch Broom. He then travels to the off-grid community of Scoraig where he lear ...
07-02-2024
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Series 4 Compilations: 1. Where Myths Are Made And A Fyne Tour
Paul explores the lochs of Skye. He hears tales of the singer Donovan and his dream of a hippy colony. He then goes in search of a Viking ship canal, before tackling one of the ...
05-08-2023
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Series 3 Compilations: 1. Lost In A Landscape And The Wild Way Of The North
The first programme of the series sees Paul travelling hopefully from the shores of Loch Hope to the glorious and lonely expanse of Sandwood Bay on the far north west of Scotlan ...
26-07-2023
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Series 3: 5. A Double Life
Paul Murton’s loch-hopping journey across Scotland reaches the quiet lochs of the Borders, where he learns dog handling techniques at a school for sheep dogs, and then hea ...
16-07-2023
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Series 1: 4. Through The Rough Bounds
Paul travels into the secret heart of the Rough Bounds of Knoydart by way of Loch nan Umbh, Loch Morar, Loch Nevis and Loch Arkaig. He lifts the lid on the area's secret connect ...
30-10-2019
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Series 1: 3. Taming The Wild
Paul begins his Grand Tour with a chilly swim across Loch Ba high on Rannoch Moor, struggles against the elements while trainspotting and meets some veteran Tunnel Tigers - men ...
24-10-2019
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Series 3 Compilations: 1. Lost In A Landscape And The Wild Way Of The North
The first programme of the series sees Paul travelling hopefully from the shores of Loch Hope to the glorious and lonely expanse of Sandwood Bay on the far north west of Scotlan ...
26-07-2023
BBC 2
Series 4: 1. Where Myths Are Made
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 go ...
19-06-2022
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Series 1: 1. Legends Of The West
Paul Murton explores the wilds of Loch Etive, from the spectacular tidal race of the Falls of Lora, where kayakers revel in the overfalls and ride a three-metre standing wave, t ...
21-10-2019
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Series 1: 6. An Enchanted Land
In the final programme in the series, Paul explores some lochs close to Scotland's densely populated central belt. Starting on the banks of the most famous lake in Scotland - th ...
06-11-2019
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Series 1: 5. A Rock And A Hard Place
1.2 billion years ago, the far north of Sutherland was struck by a meteorite. The wreckage of this cataclysmic event has been almost completely worn away by time, but the rocks ...
31-10-2019
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Series 2: 6. Decline And Fall
In the final episode of the series, Paul visits Kintyre and encounters a strange and spiritual cave painting on Davaar Island, before sampling spirits of another kind in Campbel ...
10-01-2022
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Series 3 Compilations: 3. The People’s Lochs And A Double Life
Paul sails along a much-loved route through the Kyles of Bute to Dunoon, discovering a secret history of WW2 bouncing bombs along the way.\n\nFrom Dunoon and its connections wit ...
23-04-2021
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Series 4 Compilations: 3. Beneath The Surface And The Forgotten Lands
Paul’s loch-hopping journey starts in the west, on a wild and windswept stretch of Loch Hourn. Travelling inland, he reaches the sheltered Loch Quoich, where he hears tale ...
09-07-2023
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