The Border Line

The broadcaster Eric Robson walks the modern border line, starting at the Solway Firth and covering more than a hundred miles to Berwick on Tweed, describing points of interest along the way recounting episodes from the region's colorful history, describing some of his adventures, discoursing on the unique character of the land-

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).