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Richard Wilson drives a retro VW camper van along the coast from St Ives to Land's End.

Richard Wilson gets to grips with a retro VW camper van as he drives the coast road from St Ives to Land's End and learns about St Ives's 1950s art heyday.

Actor Richard Wilson takes a journey into the past, following routes raved about in motoring guides of 50 years ago. 

Richard struggles to get to grips with a retro VW camper van as he drives the coast road from St Ives to Land's End. 

He learns of St Ives's 1950s abstract art heyday and meets a 95-year-old painter still at work in Porthmeor Studios. He discovers why DH Lawrence was expelled from the county, hears legends of Cornish mermaids and gets to know his van on a blustery clifftop campsite.

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Richard Wilson journeys around Britain, following routes raved about in motoring guides

Richard Wilson takes a journey around Britain by car, following routes raved about in motoring guides of 50 years ago

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