Weir’s Way: The Highlands and the Hebrides
- Synopsis
- A series of walks with climber, naturalist and explorer Tom Weir, along the castle walls, perilous cliff sides, lochs and other landscapes that contribute to the life of Scotland. The settings include: Berwick-upon-Tweed, which changed hands between Scotland and England thirteen times; Kincardine, home to the siege resistant Dunnottar Castle; The Breadalbanes, where Black Duncan of the Cowl resided at Finlarig Castle; Royal Deeside, home to Balmoral Castle and Queen Victoria’s retreat Glas allt Shiel; and The Highland Wildlife Park, as well as extensive visits to Lerwick, Nos, Skye, Mingulay, Berneray, Eigg and more.
DVD extras include seven episodes of TEATIME TALES WITH MOLLY WEIR, insightful interludes from the actress who is Tom’s sister. - Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Year of release
- 2008
- Year of production
- 2008
- Notes
- Broadcast on Grampian Television in December 2004
- Subjects
- Geography; History
- Keywords
- local history; Scotland
Credits
- Contributor
- Tom Weir
Distribution Formats
- Type
- DVD
- Format
- Region 2 PAL
- Price
- £24.99
- Availability
- Sale
- Duration/Size
- 262 minutes
- Year
- 2008
Distributor
- Name
Acorn Media UK
- customerservices@acorndvd.com
- Web
- http://www.acorndvd.com/ External site opens in new window
- Fax
- 020 7627 250
- Address
- 55 Drury Lane
London
WC2B 5SQ - Notes
- Founded in 1997, Acorn specialises in distributing archival television programmes, predominantly licensed from the BBC and ITV. Sale on DVD and Blu-Ray, in Region 2 PAL format, direct and via retail outlets.
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