
Cairngorms
A portrait of the harsh beauty and surprising wildlife of Scotland's Cairngorms National Park, home to some of the UK's rarest and most spectacular animals.
The harsh beauty and surprising wildlife of Scotland's Cairngorms National Park through the eyes of the people who know it best.
The Cairngorms is Britain's largest and wildest National Park. A land of Arctic extremes in the heart of the Scottish highlands. Its granite mountains and ancient pine forests are home to some of our rarest and most spectacular animals, including golden eagles, ptarmigan, capercaillie, red deer and crested tits. This lyrical and thought-provoking film reveals the inner secrets of this wild landscape over a year through the eyes of individuals who know and love the Cairngorms: a mountain guide, an artist, a salmon ghillie, a gamekeeper and a nature writer.
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The Living Mountain: A Cairngorms Journey
Robert MacFarlane retraces Nan Shepherd's footsteps through the Cairngorms range
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Painting nature during the autumn season
Duration: 02:18
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A rare encounter with a capercaillie
Duration: 02:14
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The Cairngorms’ unpredictable weather
Duration: 01:52
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Spring salmon fishing
Duration: 01:10
Music Played
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Jónsi & Alex
Stokkseyri
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Fink
Warm Shadow
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Sigur Rós
Inní Mér Syngur Vitleysingur
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Narrator | Hermione Norris |
| Participant | John Lyall |
| Participant | Graeme MacDonald |
| Participant | Elizabeth Pirie |
| Participant | Archie Hay |
| Participant | Jim Crumley |
| Producer | Andrew Murray |
| Producer | Ingrid Kvale |
| Executive Producer | Tim Martin |
Broadcasts
- Fri 10 Aug 201219:00
Sat 11 Aug 201200:00BBC HD- Mon 1 Oct 201201:10BBC One except Scotland
Mon 29 Oct 201223:20BBC HD- Fri 19 Sep 201415:45
- Tue 6 Sep 201615:15
- Thu 29 Nov 201820:00
- Fri 30 Nov 201802:35
- Thu 27 Jun 201920:00
- Sun 24 May 202020:00
- Mon 25 May 202002:30
- Sat 22 May 202120:20
- Sat 26 Jun 202119:00
- Mon 28 Jun 202102:50






