Presented by Hugh Falkus

The wild elemental beauty of the Scottish Highlands - with its mountains, moorland and lochs is legendary. Land of the golden eagle, wildcat, grouse and red deer - elusive creatures to most of us; the visitor feels an intruder.

It is the apparent sense of desolation that impresses most. And with good reason... For behind this wilderness of open moorland is a story of ruthless exploitation by man. Hugh Falkus describes the events that have so dramatically determined the Highland way of living and transformed a landscape - and with it, its wildlife.

BBC Bristol