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I In four programmes this week, Ian Ousby explores the birth of tourism and travel writing in Britain through the eyes of observers who travelled in the country in the second half of the 18th century. 1: Pastor Carl Moritz
A foreigner's-eye view of England towards the end of the 18th century. Pastor Moritz, a confirmed anglophile, visited the country in 1782 and toured extensively. His descriptions of the Peak
District are among the most memorable in his book, which took the usual form of letters to a friend.
With Alex Arkell as Moritz.
Producer Piers Burton-Page

Contributors

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Ian Ousby
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Carl Moritz
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Alex Arkell
Producer:
Piers Burton-Page

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