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The Best Episodes of Weir's Way

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...

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  1. Background image for Glen Affric
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    #1 - Glen Affric

    S1:E1

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #2 - Inner Loch Torridon

    S1:E2

    Tom Weir visits Inner Loch Torridon to discover the history behind the road built between Shieldaig and Loch Torridon in 1963.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #3 - Loch Maree

    S1:E3

    Tom continues his travels in Wester Ross as he visits Loch Maree.

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    Director:Unknown
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    #4 - North & South Applecross

    S1:E4

    This episode looks at the remote coastline of North & South Applecross

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    Director:Unknown
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    #5 - Alexander Selkirk

    S1:E5

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #6 - Anstruther

    S1:E6

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #7 - Berwick Upon Tweed

    S1:E7

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #8 - The Braes O'Mar

    S1:E8

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #9 - The Rise And Fall Of The Breadalbanes

    S1:E9

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #10 - Colliestown and Forvie

    S1:E10

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
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    #11 - Crawton, Johnshaven and Gourdon

    S1:E11

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
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    #12 - Crianlarich to Oban

    S1:E12

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
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    #13 - Dunnottar Castle

    S1:E13

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
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    #14 - An Edinburgh Volcano

    S1:E14

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
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    #15 - Fast Castle to St Abb's Head

    S1:E15

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
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    #16 - Forty Miles To Skye

    S1:E16

    Tom takes the West Coast railway line from Fort William to Mallaig, one which he describes as the most thrilling forty miles in Britain.

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    Director:Unknown
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    #17 - Highland Wildlife

    S1:E17

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
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    #18 - Inchcailloch

    S1:E18

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
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    #19 - Isle of Eigg, Part 1

    S1:E19

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
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    #20 - Isle of Eigg, Part 2

    S1:E20

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
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    #21 - Isle of Muck

    S1:E21

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
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    #22 - Kirkcudbright

    S1:E22

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
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    #23 - Lady of Lawers

    S1:E23

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
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    #24 - Lerwick and Noss Island

    S1:E24

    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

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    Director:Unknown
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    #25 - More A Way Of Life

    S1:E25

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
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Best Episodes Summary

"Glen Affric" is the best rated episode of "Weir's Way". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 8/17/1979. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Inner Loch Torridon".