The Border Line

The border area between England and Scotland has been a highly disputed territory. Eric Robson walks the modern border line, starting at the Solway Firth, covering over 100 miles to Berwick on Tweed, describing points of interest and recounting episodes from the region's history.

Eric Robson is best known as the presenter of Radio 4's Gardeners' Question Time. He was born in southern Scotland and has lived most of his life in Cumbria. For the last fifteen years he has had a small farm in the southern Lake District where he keeps sheep. He is a broadcaster and television documentary maker, often appearing alongside Alfred Wainwright. Eric is co-author of Great Railway Journeys of the World (BBC Books) and editor of The Allotment Handbook (Arena Press).