Britain by Bike

Season 1

2010 · 6 episodes · 3h 0m in all

Episodes

1. 

   1. North Devon

   20 Jul 2010 · 30 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. 

   2. The Welsh Borders

   27 Jul 2010 · 30 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. 

   3. The Isle of Wight

   3 Aug 2010 · 30 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. 

   4. West Yorkshire

   10 Aug 2010 · 30 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. 

   5. The Cotswolds

   17 Aug 2010 · 30 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.

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   6. The Scottish Highlands

   24 Aug 2010 · 30 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.