TV ShowEnded

Britain by Bike

2010

~30 min / ep

1 season

6 episodes

Documentary

Clare Balding embarks on a pedal-powered odyssey across Britain to rediscover the magical world of 1950s cycling

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Clare Balding

1.North Devon
20-07-201030 min
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.
2.The Welsh Borders
27-07-201030 min
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.
3.The Isle of Wight
03-08-201030 min
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.
4.West Yorkshire
10-08-201030 min
As she cycles through Bronte Country on the Yorkshire/Lancashire border, Clare Balding uncovers a unique photographic collection and a club for henpecked husbands.
5.The Cotswolds
17-08-201030 min
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.
6.The Scottish Highlands
24-08-201030 min
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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