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Paul Murton

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Directed movies: 0Directed series: 3All crew credits: 8

TMDB ID: 1492832

IMDb ID: nm0615464

Known for: Writing

Place of birth: Ardentinny, Argyll, Scotland, UK

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1984 - 2021

Years active: 38

Average TMDB rating: 6.7

Wikidata: Q23887377

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Biography

Paul Murton is a Scottish television presenter and broadcaster, film-maker, and historian, working primarily on the BBC with an emphasis on travelogues in Scotland. Born in 1957 and raised in Ardentinny on the shores of Loch Long, Argyll, Scotland, where his parents ran a small hotel, Murton is best known for his series Scotland's Clans, Grand Tours of Scotland, Grand Tours of the Scottish Islands and Grand Tours of Scotland's Lochs. Murton is a graduate of the University of Aberdeen and the National Film and Television School. Before writing and presenting his Grand Tours series, he directed several TV dramas, including Bramwell, The Bill, Casualty and River City. In 2021 he wrote the biographical novel The Highlands, published by Birlinn. He is married with five children and lives in Scotland.

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