Boswell & Johnson's Scottish Road Trip (2020)

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Boswell & Johnson's Scottish Road Trip

Following comedian Frank Skinner and Scottish crime writer Denise Mina as they team up to recreate James Boswell's and Dr Johnson's 18th century trip through Scotland to the Hebrides.

2020

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Created by Frank Skinner

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Boswell & Johnson's Scottish Road Trip: Season 1 - 1 Episode

1x1 - Episode 1
October 7, 2020
In the first episode, they leave Edinburgh and head up the east coast. Johnson wasn’t impressed by much until they got to Macbeth country near Forres, at which point he became quite ecstatic – as does Skinner.

Boswell & Johnson's Scottish Road Trip: 1 Season

S1: Season 1
1 Episode

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Frank Skinner
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Denise Mina
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