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Britain's Best Drives

Episode 2: North Wales

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

In a Ford Zodiac, Richard Wilson drives the circular route from Caernarfon that loops through some of Snowdonia and gets a Welsh lesson at Caernarfon Castle. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Richard Wilson
Producer:
Jonney Steven
Series Producer:
Neil Edwards
Executive Producer:
Stuart Murphy
Executive Producer:
Andy Batten-Foster

Britain's Best Drives

Episode 3: North Cornish Coast

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

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. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Richard Wilson
Participant:
Anthony Frost
Participant:
Bob Crossley
Participant:
Graham Whitford
Participant:
Michael Nicholas
Participant:
Jean Nicholas
Producer:
Jonney Steven
Series Producer:
Neil Edwards
Executive Producer:
Andy Batten-Foster
Executive Producer:
Stuart Murphy
Executive Producer:
Richard Klein

Britain's Best Drives

Episode 4: Lake District

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Richard Wilson drives a convertible Triumph TR3A around some of the Lake District's most famous roads. He gets the lowdown on the area from author Hunter Davies. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Richard Wilson
Participant:
Hunter Davies
Producer:
Jonney Steven
Participant:
John Jennings
Participant:
Chris Brown
Participant:
Jimmy Brown
Participant:
Richard Leafe

Britain's Best Drives

Episode 7: Richard Wilson Learns to Drive

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

In preparation for a car trip around Britain, Richard Wilson learns how to use a gearstick again, having driven only automatics for the past 30 years. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Richard Wilson
Participant:
Derek Bell
Participant:
Peter Randall
Participant:
Stephen Lang
Participant:
Steve Hallam
Series Producer:
Neil Edwards
Director:
Neil Edwards

Britain's Best Drives

Episode 5: The Wye Valley and Forest of Dean

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Richard Wilson drives an Austin Cambridge around an area claiming to be the birthplace of British tourism, culminating at a renowned viewpoint. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Richard Wilson
Producer:
Jonney Steven
Executive Producer:
Richard Klein
Series Producer:
Neil Edwards

Britain's Best Drives

Episode 1: North Yorkshire Moors

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Richard Wilson follows routes raved about in motoring guides of the mid-20th century. Here, he drives from Scarborough to Whitby via the Yorkshire moors. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Richard Wilson
Producer:
Jonney Steven
Series Producer:
Neil Edwards
Executive Producer:
Stuart Murphy
Executive Producer:
Andy Batten-Foster

Britain's Best Drives

Episode 6: The Trossachs

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

In his final drive, Richard returns to the country of his birth in a splendid 1950s Bentley and discovers what it is about great vistas that gives us such a thrill. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Richard Wilson
Producer:
Jonney Steven
Participant:
Moira McLaren
Participant:
Ian Williams
Participant:
Hugh Neil
Participant:
Jimmy Tannock
Participant:
Anne McKinley
Participant:
David Barlow
Executive Producer:
Richard Klein
Series Producer:
Neil Edwards