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Clare Balding joins notable and interesting people for a walk through the countryside

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Ramblings: Literary Walks: Episode 5: Daphne Du Maurier - Fowey

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Episode 5: Daphne Du Maurier - Fowey

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Clare Balding explores the Cornish countryside which inspired Daphne Du Maurier's novels.

Fowey in Cornwall is home to the annual Daphne Du Maurier festival and the area features in some of her best known work. Clare Balding takes a literary walk around the town.

Daphne Du Maurier lived and worked in Cornwall and the area surrounding Fowey features in many of her novels. Today the town is home to the annual Daphne Du Maurier festival and this year is it's 10th anniversary. Clare Balding discovers how the area inspired many features of Du Mauriers work and meets local experts including Du Maurier's son.

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