Weir's Way
Weir's Way
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First Aired: August 17th, 1979
Status: Ended
Network: STV (UK)
Summary: Tom Weir is regarded as one of Scotland's national treasures. His series 'Weir's Way' is one of the most popular and enduring programmes commisioned and broadcast about Scotland. Tom travels around Scotland exploring its landscape, natural history and meeting its people. In each half hour programme Tom delves into social history, physical geography and the life and times of people in the area - past and present. This is done with the charm and civility that Tom has become known for.
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Season 1
Episode 1: Glen Affric
Air Date: August 17th, 1979
Summary: Tom visits Glen Affric in the central Highlands of Scotland to discover how such an expanse of remote land is managed. Finlay McRae, the district's conservation officer, takes Tom deep into Glen Affric Tom is given a tour of the western encalve of Glen Affric, which stretches as far as Kintail in the west. Former deer-stalkers describe the changes in gamekeeping. Tom learns more about how changes in modern society have altered Glen Affric.
Episode 2: Inner Loch Torridon
Air Date: August 24th, 1979
Summary: Tom Weir visits Inner Loch Torridon to discover the history behind the road built between Shieldaig and Loch Torridon in 1963.
Episode 3: Loch Maree
Air Date: August 31st, 1979
Summary: Tom continues his travels in Wester Ross as he visits Loch Maree.
Episode 4: North & South Applecross
Air Date: September 7th, 1979
Summary: This episode looks at the remote coastline of North & South Applecross
Episode 5: Alexander Selkirk
Air Date: November 21st, 1979
Summary: Climber, author and broadcaster Tom Weir explores the history of Alexander Selkirk, a real-life Robinson Crusoe, who chose voluntary exile from his birthtown of Largo.
Episode 6: Anstruther
Air Date: November 28th, 1979
Summary: Tom Weir visits Anstruther, part of the Royal Burgh of Kilrenny. A place where the past is always present and the language of the people seems not to have changed.
Episode 7: Berwick Upon Tweed
Air Date: November 12nd, 1980
Summary: A first for Tom Weir as he brings us a show from a town, and an English one at that. Celebrating it's 500th year under English rule, Berwick-Upon-Tweed had previously been Scottish.
Episode 8: The Braes O'Mar
Air Date: November 26th, 1980
Summary: In this episode Tom Weir visits Braes O'Mar on the edge of one of the biggest wilderness areas in Scotland. A place passed through by untold thousands every summer.
Episode 9: The Rise And Fall Of The Breadalbanes
Air Date: December 10th, 1980
Summary: Tom visits Breadalbane - "The Heights of Alba". A country where history has been hammered out and along its course, the history of Scotland can be traced over 500 years.
Episode 10: Colliestown and Forvie
Air Date: January 2nd, 1981
Summary: Colliestown was noted for a special delicacy of sundried Haddock grilled in butter, and one man who was very fond of them was Lawrence of Arabia, who lived here for two years.
Episode 11: Crawton, Johnshaven and Gourdon
Air Date: January 21st, 1981
Summary: Kincardineshire is the focus of this episode. It's been called "The Fatherland of Robert Burns" because his Grandfather farmed just inland from here, near Stonehaven.
Episode 12: Crianlarich to Oban
Air Date: February 4th, 1981
Summary: Tom Weir tours the Oban line from Crianlarich, a renowned journey that occupies a special place in his heart as it is home to the first mountains he ever climbed.
Episode 13: Dunnottar Castle
Air Date: February 18th, 1981
Summary: Since Pictish times "Dunnotar" has meant "the fort in the Highland low country". In this episode, climber and author Tom Weir explores the history of its splendidly positioned castle.
Episode 14: An Edinburgh Volcano
Air Date: March 18th, 1981
Summary: Tom Weir visits Arthur's Seat in Edinburgh, the most studied volcano in the world and where the very beginnings of geology were laid by Edinburgh geologist James Hutton.
Episode 15: Fast Castle to St Abb's Head
Air Date: September 16th, 1981
Summary: In this episode, Tom takes the 5 mile trek from the remarkable Fast Castle, built on craggs and reckoned to have been built for shipwrecking to the popular summer destination of St Abbs.
Episode 16: Forty Miles To Skye
Air Date: January 13rd, 1982
Summary: Tom takes the West Coast railway line from Fort William to Mallaig, one which he describes as the most thrilling forty miles in Britain.
Episode 17: Highland Wildlife
Air Date: February 3rd, 1982
Summary: Tom visits the Highland Wildlife Park over the A9, learning the secrets of the loneliest and highest stretch of country over 4000 feet in Britain, set in the hills above the main road.
Episode 18: Inchcailloch
Air Date: October 13rd, 1982
Summary: Twenty years ago the outstandingly beautiful island of Inchcailloch was known only to a few outdoor enthusiasts, it is now visited by tens of thousands every year.
Episode 19: Isle of Eigg, Part 1
Air Date: December 1st, 1982
Summary: Tom begins a trip around the Isle of Eigg, a peaceful place where taking a walk you may think this was an island where nothing had happened, but its history is one of violence.
Episode 20: Isle of Eigg, Part 2
Air Date: December 1st, 1982
Summary: The trip around the Isle of Eigg continues. Tom meets some of the residents and explores the lifestyles adopted by crofters who have chosen the Hebridean way of life.
Episode 21: Isle of Muck
Air Date: December 8th, 1982
Summary: Tom Weir treads new ground with his first visit to the Island of Muck. With a total population of just 29, it is said to belong to the sea more than any of the other Hebridean islands.
Episode 22: Kirkcudbright
Air Date: April 20th, 1984
Summary: The bonniest of all the Galloway's wee towns and villages is Kirkcudbright, the capital of the Stewartry on the estuary of the River Dee. Tom Weir explores its delights.
Episode 23: Lady of Lawers
Air Date: April 27th, 1984
Summary: Tom examines the history of the Lady of Lawers, a woman whose gift of the second-sight saw many prophecies come true and how her visions carried on beyond the 17th century.
Episode 24: Lerwick and Noss Island
Air Date: May 4th, 1984
Summary: Lerwick, where everything, including the language, is different welcomes Tom Weir as he continues his journey around Scotland, before setting off for the Island of Noss
Episode 25: More A Way Of Life
Air Date: May 11st, 1984
Summary: Tom Weir speaks to the crofting community of Abriachan, overlooking Loch Ness, a hidden treasure often missed by visitors who are busy looking for monsters on the water.
Episode 26: The New Settlers
Air Date: June 1st, 1984
Summary: Tom meets the New Settlers of Kenmore, where he meets some of the talented craftsmen and women of the area and witnesses their remarkable works, including wood and horn carvings.
Episode 27: North East Scotland
Air Date: January 20th, 1985
Summary: Tom makes his way round the North-East of Scotland in this episode, visiting the coastal village of Gardenstown before moving on to his favourite fishing village, Pennan.
Episode 28: Orkney Isles
Air Date: January 27th, 1985
Summary: The islands of the Orkneys are occupied by owner-farmers, descendants of those who survived the bad farming times of the 1920 and 30s. Tom Weir examines their way of life.
Episode 29: Ospreys
Air Date: February 3rd, 1985
Summary: Tom heads to Loch Garten to meet with the one millionth visitor to the Osprey Centre and to hear more about the Scottish home of these birds, previously thought to have been extinct.
Episode 30: Peter Buchan
Air Date: August 7th, 1985
Summary: Peter Buchan, poet and fisherman amongst other things, joins Tom to talk about his work and the people and places that have inspired it, including Peterhead harbour.
Episode 31: The Prince In The Hebrides
Air Date: April 16th, 1987
Summary: Tom recounts the tale of Bonnie Prince Charlie's accidental landing on the Benbecula coastline after the battle of Culloden and his journey across the Hebrides thereafter.
Episode 32: Roman Village
Air Date: June 30th, 1987
Summary: Author and climber Tom Weir journeys to Cramond, or Caer Amon - "The Fort in the River" - used by the Romans to receive materials for the building of Antonine's Wall.
Episode 33: Rough Bounds
Air Date: July 7th, 1987
Summary: In this episode, Tom walks in the footsteps of Bonnie Prince Charlie, travelling to Culloden to take us on a tour of the area's scenery and to delve into its rich history
Episode 34: Royal Deeside
Air Date: July 14th, 1987
Summary: Queen Victoria's diaries have given us a unique record of what life was like in Royal Deeside in the second half of the 19th century. Tom explores the area to find out more for himself.
Episode 35: Ruthwell
Air Date: July 21st, 1987
Summary: Tom visits Ruthwell, the home town of The Rev. Dr. Henry Duncan, the man who founded the world's first savings bank as a means of battling poverty in the local area.
Episode 36: Selkirk, Part 1
Air Date: August 11st, 1987
Summary: Tom begins a tour around Selkirk, a place rich in history and home of the 'Kirk O' The Forest', where William Wallace was proclaimed Guardian of Scotland in 1298.
Episode 37: Selkirk, Part 2
Air Date: August 18th, 1987
Summary: Tom Weir's visit to Selkirk continues. In this episode he takes part in the local pageant, meeting the standard bearers who have the honour of casting their flags in the market square.
Episode 38: The Seven Men
Air Date: August 25th, 1987
Summary: Tom recounts the tale of The Seven Men of Glenmoriston, who protected Bonnie Prince Charlie from capture after the Battle of Culloden, despite a reward being offered for his capture.
Episode 39: Skipness
Air Date: September 1st, 1987
Summary: Skipness, "The Ship Point", is the destination for Tom Weir in this episode as he explores the small village in Kintyre, meeting its residents and finding out about its history.
Episode 40: South End Of Kintyre
Air Date: September 8th, 1987
Summary: Weir's Way takes him on a trip around the South of the Kintyre peninsula, visiting Campbeltown, Dunaverty and eventually meets the lighthouse keeper of the Mull.
Episode 41: Sydney Scroggie
Air Date: September 15th, 1987
Summary: Tom spends time with Sydney Scroggie, a man who was left blind and one-legged by a mine in World War 2, who remained passionate about the mountains despite losing his sight.
Episode 42: At Tarbert Kintyre
Air Date: December 30th, 1987
Summary: In this episode, Tom meets some of the residents of Tarbert in Kintyre, a small harbour village proving very popular with summer yachtsmen and tourists who stop off for a day or two.
Episode 43: Tillicoultry/Loch Leven Castle/Arran
Air Date: March 1st, 1988
Summary: Tom looks back on his trips to Tillicoultry, Arran and Loch Leven Castle where Mary Queen of Scots was imprisoned, before escaping in 1568, although he meets a man who has a different theory..
Episode 45: Water Wind and Fire
Air Date: March 15th, 1983
Summary: Tom takes a stunning trip through the skies over Loch Lomond in a hot air balloon, learning all about how this method of transport works, while enjoying breathtaking scenery.
Episode 46: Wester Ross Loch Maree
Air Date: September 22nd, 1987
Summary: Loch Maree is the largest freshwater loch North of the great glen, named after St Mael Ruba, and Tom takes a tour round one of her many islands finding some fascinating sights.
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