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Out of Doors: 27/12/2014

27/12/2014

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Mark Stephen traces the life of Tom Weir and cycles the John Muir Way with Euan McIlwraith

Another chance to hear Mark Stephen trace the life of writer and broadcaster Tom Weir. He and Euan McIlwraith also cycle the John Muir Way.

Today there's another chance to hear two special programmes...

"A wee, steady, strongly built man, with a woolly bunnet"
At 6.30am, Mark Stephen traces the life of writer and broadcaster Tom Weir. With his long-running TV series Weir's Way, Tom brought the Scottish landscape to life for generations of Scots. Mark talks to Tom's widow Rhona and broadcaster Cameron McNeish, and hears why some believe Tom should be treated on equal terms with the conservationist John Muir.

After 7.00am on Saturday, join Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith as they cycle the brand new John Muir Way. 2014 marks 100 years since the death of the Scots born conservationist who is widely recognised as the father of the American environmental movement. But in the country of his birth, he is not so well known. The trail, which runs from Helensburgh in the West to Dunbar in the East, aims to encourage more people to access the outdoors and enjoy the benefits of being closer to nature. Mark and Euan take 4 days to cross the country by bike, and in doing so immerse themselves in the writings of John Muir to gain a greater understanding of what he stood for.

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