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Weir's Way: Complete Series

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He was a climber, a naturalist, an explorer, a writer but most of all he was one of the first ever TV presenters to bring the beauty of Scotland's great outdoors to a worldwide audience. In his wooly bunnet and Fair Isle jumper, Tom Weir was an unmistakable figure roaming across the Scottish landscape. Weir won the Scottish Television 'Personality of the Year Award' in 1976. He was appointed MBE in 1976. He lived in Gartocharn and in 2000 he was awarded the inaugural John Muir Lifetime Achievement Award by the John Muir Trust in recognition of his environmental work. [4] He is also celebrated in the song "Tom Weir" written by Edinburgh musician Sandy Wright and performed by the band Aberfeldy. [5] And in 2007, L. Pierre wrote an ambient instrumental song, "Weir's Way", featured on his album, "Dip". [ citation needed] A regular contributor to the well known and long established Scots Magazine, published by DC Thomson of Dundee, he contributed articles for more than 50 years, and also became a pioneering campaigner for the protection of the Scottish environment. In 1978 he was named Scottish radio and television personality of the year; in 1992 he was elected an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society; in 2000 he received an MBE and was honoured with a John Muir lifetime achievement award, presented by his friend and fellow environmentalist, Adam Watson.

That's so true about current TV content - that's why I don't have one - definitely not worth the licence fee!I discovered and bought these books in a second-hand book shop on Great Western Road in Glasgow in January 2020, exactly 50 years after being first published. One of Scotland's most well-known broadcasters and champion of the great outdoors, Tom Weir, has died. The 91-year-old was best known through his long running stv series Weirs Way in which he explored the Scottish countryside. He passed away yesterday at a retirement home in Balloch. Weir was born in Springburn, Glasgow, and the younger brother of the actress Molly Weir. After service in the Royal Artillery during World War II, he worked as a surveyor for the Ordnance Survey, before commencing a full-time career as a climber, writer and photographer. We'll add any links to new episodes that we discover in the STV archive, including an interview with the great man which we uploaded just last week, Tom Weir at 70. A collection of some of Weir's best walks was released on DVD in 2006. Both series of Weir's Way are available on DVD, distributed by Acorn Media UK.

In January 1970, the famous Scottish mountaineer and broadcaster Tom Weir wrote an introduction to his latest book. While previous publications featured far away places such as Katmandu and Arctic Norway, he wrote about wonders found closer to home - the Scottish Lochs. The series follows naturalist Tom Weir as he travels rural Scotland, stopping to offer snippets of history and advice to those who might follow in his footsteps. We wanted to let you know about it and hopefully generate some discussion about Tom and his legacy. We'd also like to invite you over to the channel to leave any comments about the walks he carried out, perhaps pointing out whether they've changed much since Tom and the STV cameras were there. I wonder just how many people of a certain age were influenced into enjoying our surrounding countryside by the likes of Tom - I certainly was and I'm sure many others were too.Weir became a pioneering campaigner for the protection of the Scottish environment, and wrote a column for The Scots Magazine for over 50 years. From 1976–1987, he hosted the Scottish Television series Weir's Way, meeting the people of Scotland, exploring the landscape and its natural history. When STV repeated the series during the late night slot from the mid-1990s to the early 2000s it managed to achieve 30% audience share. [3] The series is now available on DVD in the UK.

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