Yesterday’s Britain: Highlands

Synopsis: A compilation of three short British Transport films.
1 (1952, dir. John Taylor): Tours the communities between Inverness and Kinloch Rannoch. Shows life in these small communities, developments in industry, agriculture and transport, feature gamekeeper, bus diriver, district nurse, newspaper editor.
2 (1961): Ardnamurchan peninsula on the coast of Argyll, a place riche in wildlife. Shows hore bird caring for their young as spring blossoms into summer, the wild cat and red fox, a soaring eagle, young ospreys waiting for food. Summer flows into auturm, and red stags challenge one another, watched by hinds.
3 (1957): A coach tour from Edinburgh to the Isle of Skye and a steam train journey on the West Highland line, showing the highland scenery.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 63 min.
Year of production: 1992
Availability: OUT OF DISTRIBUTION; 1997 sale: £12.99 (inclusive)
Subjects: Biology; History
Keywords: natural history; Scotland; social history

Title: Heart is Highland, The
Synopsis: 1 (1952, dir. John Taylor): Tours the communities between Inverness and Kinloch Rannoch. Shows life in these small communities, developments in industry, agriculture and transport, feature gamekeeper, bus diriver, district nurse, newspaper editor.
Title: Wild Highlands
Synopsis: 2 (1961): Ardnamurchan peninsula on the coast of Argyll, a place riche in wildlife. Shows hore bird caring for their young as spring blossoms into summer, the wild cat and red fox, a soaring eagle, young ospreys waiting for food. Summer flows into auturm,
Title: Highland journey
Synopsis: 3 (1957): A coach tour from Edinburgh to the Isle of Skye and a steam train journey on the West Highland line, showing the highland scenery.

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