“After traversing the coastline of Britain and Europe for 8 years I've arrived at an extraordinary place. Australia is a country, an island and a continent. Blessed with over 60,000 kilometres of coastline. A place that is so majestic and so massive in scale it leaves me breathless...”

Neil Oliver is a Scottish archaeologist, historian, broadcaster and writer who has become widely known as the presenter of BBC television's series A History of Scotland and Coast.
He lives in Stirling with his wife and three children.