• Locate Perth on a map of Scotland.
  
• Introduce the word 'communications' and ask for examples of different kinds of communication, including those relating to travel.
  
• Look at a map or aerial photograph of your local area. Find the nearest river. Look for examples of roads and railway tracks that cross the river.

While viewing

• Why is Perth there? List the reasons, either mentally or in the form of rough notes.
  
• How many different types of transport are mentioned in the programme?

After viewing

• Compare the reasons for settlement in Perth and Ebbw Vale.
  
• Why did people settle in your local area? Use place name evidence, maps and local records to find out about the origin of a settlement in your local area.