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Status: Ended
First Aired: August 17, 1979
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 46
Networks: STV
Genres: Documentary

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Weir's Way(1979)

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Overview

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

46 episodes • 1979

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Glen Affric	Aug 17, 1979
2	Inner Loch Torridon	Aug 24, 1979
3	Loch Maree	Aug 31, 1979
4	North & South Applecross	Sep 7, 1979
5	Alexander Selkirk	Sep 14, 1979
6	Anstruther	Sep 21, 1979
7	Berwick Upon Tweed	Sep 28, 1979
8	The Braes O'Mar	Oct 5, 1979
9	The Rise And Fall Of The Breadalbanes	Oct 12, 1979
10	Colliestown and Forvie	Oct 19, 1979
11	Crawton, Johnshaven and Gourdon	Oct 26, 1979
12	Crianlarich to Oban	Nov 2, 1979
13	Dunnottar Castle	Nov 9, 1979
14	An Edinburgh Volcano	Nov 16, 1979
15	Fast Castle to St Abb's Head	Nov 23, 1979
16	Forty Miles To Skye	Nov 30, 1979
17	Highland Wildlife	Dec 7, 1979
18	Inchcailloch	Dec 14, 1979
19	Isle of Eigg, Part 1	Dec 21, 1979
20	Isle of Eigg, Part 2	Dec 28, 1979
21	Isle of Muck	Dec 8, 1981
22	Kirkcudbright	Dec 18, 1981
23	Lady of Lawers	Dec 25, 1981
24	Lerwick and Noss Island	Jan 1, 1982
25	More A Way Of Life	Jan 8, 1982
26	The New Settlers	Jan 15, 1982
27	North East Scotland	Jan 22, 1982
28	Orkney Isles	Jan 29, 1982
29	Ospreys	Feb 5, 1982
30	Peter Buchan	Feb 12, 1982
31	The Prince In The Hebrides	Feb 19, 1982
32	Roman Village	Feb 26, 1982
33	Rough Bounds	Mar 5, 1982
34	Royal Deeside	Mar 12, 1982
35	Ruthwell	Mar 19, 1982
36	Selkirk, Part 1	Mar 26, 1982
37	Selkirk, Part 2	Apr 2, 1982
38	The Seven Men	Apr 9, 1982
39	Skipness	Apr 16, 1982
40	South End Of Kintyre	Apr 23, 1982
41	Sydney Scroggie	Apr 30, 1982
42	At Tarbert Kintyre	May 7, 1982
43	Tillicoultry/Loch Leven Castle/Arran	Mar 1, 1988
44	Torridon The Oldest Glen	Mar 11, 1988
45	Water Wind and Fire	Mar 18, 1988
46	Wester Ross Loch Maree	Mar 25, 1988

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