Beneath the Surface
From one of the wildest lochs in the west to Loch Ness, Paul discovers the last outlaw in Scotland, a monster called Lizzie and a record-breaking 'gentle giant'.
Paul’s loch-hopping journey starts on the west coast on a wild and windswept stretch of Loch Hourn. Travelling inland, Paul reaches sheltered Loch Quoich, where he hears tales of Scotland’s last outlaw. On the shores of Loch Lochy, he meets a couple who had a memorable encounter with a monster from the deep called Lizzie.
A detour south leads to a ruined bridge where the first shots were fired of the ’45. Paul then walks an old railway line above the Great Glen and inhales diesel smoke from a reeking shunter at a station undergoing restoration.
A canal journey takes him to Fort Augustus, where he searches for the original fort. On Loch Ness, Paul meets a man who, when still a schoolboy, met the fastest man on water, John Cobb aka the Gentle Giant.
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- Wed 17 Mar 2021 19:30³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ One Scotland HD & Scotland only
- Sun 21 Mar 2021 20:30
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