Ben Lui, a commanding 1,130m (3,703ft) presence in Argyll

The director of the upcoming documentary on the munros has given grough readers more details of the programme.

Matt Barrett of BBC Scotland says the one-off show will be broadcast on BBC Four throughout Britain, which is rare for a subject that could be viewed by some as a minority interest programme. Some details of the documentary are still being decided, but it will tell the story of how the Scottish 3,000-footers came to be the object of so much attention.

Mr Barrett told grough: “It’s about how the munros were lifted out of obscurity by the early munroists and became the extraordinary modern mountain phenomenon they are today.

“We’ll be telling the story of Sir Hugh himself, A.E. Robertson and how they unlocked the Highland landscape.”

As we reported,  the production team is on the lookout for a bagger approaching the culmination of their munro round.

“We want to follow a munroist with a story to tell as they climb their final munro,” Mr Barrett said.

“We’ll try to convey why hillwalkers are so drawn to the ‘list’. Above all we want to convey the feeling of adventure and exploration that’s still possible today in the amazingly varied mountainscapes of Scotland.”

If you’re about to complete the round of all 284 of Scotland’s munros, you can contact the director at matt.barrett@bbc.co.uk or by ringing 0141 422 6110.

The Scottish peaks over 3,000ft were first catalogued by Sir Hugh Munro in his tables of 1891. The list has been in a state of some flux ever since, with certain peaks relegated and others promoted to the status.

The metric equivalent for munro status is the less than auspicious 914.4m.