Britain by Bike

Season 1

6 episodes · Jul 20, 2010

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  • North Devon
    S1E1

    North Devon

    Jul 20, 201030m

    Clare Balding takes a pedal-powered trip across the UK. In Devon, she rides from Lynmouth, scene of Britain's worst flood disaster, to Ilfracombe via Little Switzerland.

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  • The Welsh Borders
    S1E2

    The Welsh Borders

    Jul 27, 201030m

    On Clare Balding's pedal-powered UK trip, her journey into Wales sees her discover how a cycle factory went to war and find out about a bizarre village ceremony.

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  • The Isle of Wight
    S1E3

    The Isle of Wight

    Aug 3, 201030m

    Clare Balding's cycle journey around the Isle of Wight explores its unique sense of otherness, a strange power which helped to cure Dickens's writer's block.

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  • West Yorkshire
    S1E4

    West Yorkshire

    Aug 10, 201030m

    As she cycles through Bronte Country on the Yorkshire/Lancashire border, Clare Balding uncovers a unique photographic collection and a club for henpecked husbands.

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  • The Cotswolds
    S1E5

    The Cotswolds

    Aug 17, 201030m

    As she cycles through the Cotswolds, Clare Balding reveals how two men - both called William Morris - helped change the face of heritage tourism in Britain.

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  • The Scottish Highlands
    S1E6

    The Scottish Highlands

    Aug 24, 201030m

    Clare Balding charts how incomers - a diverse group which includes Dr Johnson and an occupying English army - have changed our view of the Scottish Highlands.

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