"Mark will have some weary hills to climb, which I don't suppose he'll fancy much - and he'll have some nasty hills to go down, which I don't suppose I'll fancy much."
Fyfe Robertson undertakes a long expedition through the Highlands of Scotland aboard his trusty steed, Mark the horse. They are going to trace the old drove roads, once used to take cattle from Skye down to the trysts at Falkirk and Crieff, but in reverse, starting in the south and making their way north, as far as the Kyle Rhea strait. Their journey will take them right through the heart of the Western Highlands... and through history.
This collection of 19 clips follows Fyfe from his first horse-riding lesson to the end of his journey. They were originally broadcast on the Tonight programme over the course of eight weeks in 1964.
0:00:00 Robbie in training
0:01:29 Meeting Mark the horse in Norfolk
0:04:55 Rain delay
0:07:57 Highland grass - reclaiming the Grampian Mountains for farming
0:15:47 Changing times for the Grouse shooting industry
0:23:35 Fyfe and Mark get to know each other on the road to Aberfeldy in Perthshire
0:29:41 The road to Rannoch - a village called Dull, and the history of the Robertson clan
0:35:14 Perthshire - examining the oldest yew tree in Europe
0:40:56 Garth Castle in Glen Lyon
0:49:06 Catlodge - a cairn for the famous piper, Calum Macpherson
0:57:29 Going gets tough for the camera crew - Crossing the River Spey via the Laggan Bridge
1:04:01 Fort Augustus - a night in the Hydro-Electric Station's emergency hut
1:14:15 Dalchully Estate - Johnnie Cope and the Battle of Prestonpans
1:18:33 Invermoriston - new shoes for Mark courtesy of the MacDonald brothers blacksmiths
1:24:02 Fort Augustus abbey - the highland sport of shinty
1:30:53 Journey along the River Tay - Wade's Bridge and the history of highland road making
1:38:17 Glen Shiel - the modern day road makers
1:47:23 Eilean Donan Castle - Loch Duich, Loch Long and Loch Alsh
1:51:00 Kylerhea - Journey's end and goodbye to Mark
Clips taken from Tonight: Robbie's Rides, originally broadcast on BBC One, from 6 May - 18 June, 1964.
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