Grasmere
Narrated by Duncan Carse
William Wordsworth feared the coming of the railways. The proletarian masses would, he said, spoil the beauty and solitude of his lovely Vale of Grasmere.
The bus and motorcar now spill ten thousand people into Grasmere on a sunny summer's day; even more come to see the famous Sports.
Grasmere is typical of the countless beauty spots in the British countryside in danger of becoming victims of their own attractions.
Series producer PETER CRAWFORD Director BILL SMITH
Producer JOHN KENYON (Birmingham)