The High Street Handicap

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Poet Ian McMillan's pilgrimage to a fell pony race on a Lake District mountain

Recreating a legendary fell pony race - poet Ian McMillan's pilgrimage to the top of the Lake District 'high street'. From 2005.

Poet and first-time fell walker Ian McMillan swaps his rhyming dictionary and thesaurus for walking boots and waterproofs.

He's heading off to the top of the Lake District mountain 'high street' on a pilgrimage to recreate a legendary fell pony race.

Producer: Darren Broome

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2005.

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