In this episode, Paul heads to one of Britain's remotest railway stations. Miles from any road, it was built to service several grand sporting lodges in the days when the rich and fashionable came to shoot game and fish the lochs of the Flow Country. Heading into the wilderness, Paul discovers a legacy of habitation before the Highland clearances, and learns how early industrial plans to exploit the vast reserves of peat would have destroyed an ecosystem which is now valued throughout the world for its wild beauty. Paul then pans for gold in an icy river before heading for a miracle cure at the Lourdes of the north - the tiny, deserted Loch ma Naire. Journey's end is on the sands of the Kyle of Tongue, where Paul learns about a consignment of Jacobite gold that could have changed history.
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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
BBC 2
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
BBC 2
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
BBC 2
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
BBC 2
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
BBC 2
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
BBC 2
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
BBC 2
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
BBC 2
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 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
BBC 2
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
BBC 2
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
BBC 2
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
BBC 2
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
BBC 2
Series 4: 2. A Fyne Tour
This Grand Tour starts at Loch Glashan above Loch Fyne, where Paul Murton travels back in time to learn how to paddle a coracle. At Old Castle Lachlan, he dabbles in Victorian v ...
27-03-2023
BBC 2
Series 2: 4. Under Wide Skies
In this episode, Paul heads to one of Britain's remotest railway stations. Miles from any road, it was built to service several grand sporting lodges in the days when the rich a ...
20-10-2022
BBC 2
Series 3 Compilations: 2. A Less Travelled Road And A Mystical Journey
In this programme, Paul follows in the footsteps of Bonnie Prince Charlie, exploring the lesser-known lochs along the west coast of Scotland.\n\nLanding at Glenuig, he makes his ...
16-04-2021
BBC 2
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
BBC 2
Series 2: 3. Point To Pap
In this programme, Paul travels from Britain's most westerly mainland point to a place once guarded by an ancient Celtic goddess. On the way he discovers how the ancient oak woo ...
18-05-2023
BBC 2
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
BBC 2