The Yorkshire Dales

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Adventurer and explorer Paul Rose explores the Yorkshire Dales in this documentary series.

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The Yorkshire Dales: Series 1: Swaledale

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Paul Rose heads underground in Swaledale to try and find rare industrial artefacts.

Adventurer Paul Rose heads for Swaledale as he continues his Yorkshire Dales journey. Paul cooks up an unusual entry for the Muker Show and learns first hand just how dangerous old lead mines can be.

Explorer Paul Rose heads for Swaledale in the latest of his Yorkshire Dales adventures. Swaledale is the wildest of the Yorkshire Dales and Paul joins the farmers who look after rare upland hay meadows. Paul also visits Muker Show and enters the cake making contest using a pressure cooker he’s used on Everest. 

He also goes underground to try and find rare industrial artefacts left behind by lead miners in the 19th century. Paul’s journey also includes a meeting with actor Peter Davison who played Tristan Farnon in the All Creatures Great and Small TV series. 

He also joins a community choir whose members include 13 farmers.

The Yorkshire Dales: Series 1

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Paul Rose explores the Yorkshire Dales in this three-part series.

Paul Rose explores the Yorkshire Dales in a new three part series. He cycles in Wensleydale, goes underground in Swaledale and meets the Calendar Girls in Wharfedale.

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