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Burns Highlands

The team are in the Highlands of Scotland following in the footsteps of poet Robert Burns. John Craven is at the Falls of Foyers finding out about the great man's Highland tour. Foyers on the banks of Loch Ness is a stronghold for the elusive red squirrel - John discovers why. He also visits Killiecrankie, where he meets a fiddle player inspired by the work of a contemporary of Burns, musician Niel Gow. And he discovers how this landscape shaped the first battle of the Jacobite risings. Ellie Harrison meets world-renowned photographer Colin Prior. Along with a group of local poets, she learns how to take inspiration from the landscape via the lens. She also heads into the Cairngorms where she takes the reins, learning how to drive a pony and carriage. The hygiene standards in British farming are some of the best in the world. So why are hundreds of thousands of people still getting food poisoning from chickens every year in the UK? Tom Heap investigates.

English
  • Originally Aired January 25, 2015
  • Runtime 60 minutes
  • Network BBC One
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