The fifth in a series of programmes exploring local history in the south and east. The Icknield Way
One of Britain's oldest and most mysterious roads, the Icknield Way, runs along the chalk spine of southern England. Tony Gregory, archaeologist and author, follows the route taken by First World War poet
Edward Thomas in 1911. Starting at Thetford in Norfolk and ending near Swindon in Wiltshire, his walk follows 150 miles through eight counties and 5,000 years of history.
Series producer Denis Moriarty Producer Emma De 'Ath
BBC South and East - Elstree
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