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Boswell & Johnson’s Scottish Road Trip with Frank Skinner and Denise Mina

In 1773, Samuel Johnson, creator of the English dictionary and Edinburgh-born James Boswell, Johnson’s future biographer, made a Grand Tour of Scotland. Both wrote their own very different accounts of the journey. Now, comedian Frank Skinner and best-selling Scottish novelist Denise Mina are recreating this famous trip for Sky Arts. Taking to carriages, horses and boats, just like the 18th century pair, they will travel around the coast of Scotland, exploring the great monuments of the Lowlands, the majestic beauty of the Highlands and the rugged, isolated splendour of the Hebridean Islands.



Festival
Celtic Media Festival 2021
Title
Boswell & Johnson’s Scottish Road Trip with Frank Skinner and Denise Mina
Entry Category
Arts
Produced By
IWC Media
Producer
Paul Tilzey
Directed By
Amy Gibb
Production Partners
n/a
Broadcaster
Sky Arts