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On Deer Stalking

Alex Massie argues that deer stalking in the Scottish Highlands provides 'a piercing sense of mental clarity'.

Edwin Landseer's famous painting of a majestic Highland stag, 'Monarch of the Glen', has been given pride of place in the newly opened galleries at the National in Edinburgh.

Alex Massie ponders the role of the deer - and deer stalking - in the Scottish psyche.

Producer: Adele Armstrong
Sound: Peter Bosher
Production coordinator: Gemma Ashman
Editor: Richard Fenton-Smith

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9 minutes

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Sun 22 Oct 2023 08:48

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  • Sun 22 Oct 2023 08:48

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