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Countryside magazine featuring the people and wildlife that shape the landscape of the British Isles

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Open Country: Eliza Carthy in Robin Hood's Bay

Eliza Carthy in Robin Hood's Bay

10/08/2017

BBC Radio 4 - Open Country, Eliza Carthy in Robin Hood's Bay

Folk singer Eliza Carthy unearths the secrets of Robin Hood's Bay in Yorkshire.

Folk musician Eliza Carthy seeks out the hidden stories of Robin Hood's Bay in North Yorkshire.

Eliza Carthy is one of England's finest folk performers. In this episode of Open Country Eliza explores her hometown of Robin Hood's Bay on the North Yorkshire coast. Famed for shipwrecks, smugglers and fossils Eliza uncovers the true history of the place she calls home through those who know it's history and secrets best.

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