Grand Tours of Scotland: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

In Grand Tours of Scotland, Paul Murton follows in the footsteps of the first tourists to Scotland. With a Victorian guidebook in his hands, he travels across the country tracing the changes that have taken place since the birth of Scottish tourism 200 years ago. For centuries Scotland was regarded as a place to avoid, and early travellers complained about the terrible weather, bad food, poor roads and the uncouth habits of the natives. To find out what changed to make Scotland an internationally celebrated tourist destination, Paul recreates six Scottish tours suggested by a well-thumbed, 19th-century copy of Black's Picturesque Guide to Scotland.

Series details

• Title: Grand Tours of Scotland
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: Travel, History
• Premiere date: 2010-10-06
• Final broadcast date listed: 2012-10-12
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC One Scotland
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 22167
• IMDb ID: tt5958684
• TVDB ID: 195771

Cast and credited roles

• Paul Murton — Paul Murton

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2010-10-06; final listed air date 2010-11-17; episode order: 6.
• Season 2: premiered 2011-11-02; final listed air date 2011-12-14; episode order: 6.
• Season 3: premiered 2012-09-07; final listed air date 2012-10-12; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

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