Paul Murton

Personal Info

Known For Writer

Gender Male

Place of Birth Ardentinny, Argyll, Scotland, UK

Paul Murton

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.

Known For

Writer

Director

1994
The Blue Boy

as Director

1984
The Bill

as Director

Producer

Creator

2009
Highland Clans

as Creator

Actor

2009
Highland Clans

as Narrator