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