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Britain by Bike

Episode 1: North Devon

Duration: 29 minutes

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

Clare Balding takes a pedal-powered trip across the UK. In Devon, she rides from Lynmouth, scene of Britain's worst flood disaster, to Ilfracombe via Little Switzerland. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Clare Balding
Executive Producer:
Steve Bailey

Britain by Bike

Episode 2: The Welsh Borders

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales

On Clare Balding's pedal-powered UK trip, her journey into Wales sees her discover how a cycle factory went to war and find out about a bizarre village ceremony. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Clare Balding
Executive Producer:
Steve Bailey

Britain by Bike

Episode 3: The Isle of Wight

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Two HD

Clare Balding's cycle journey around the Isle of Wight explores its unique sense of otherness, a strange power which helped to cure Dickens's writer's block. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Clare Balding
Producer:
Steve Bailey

Britain by Bike

Episode 4: West Yorkshire

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Two HD

As she cycles through Bronte Country on the Yorkshire/Lancashire border, Clare Balding uncovers a unique photographic collection and a club for henpecked husbands. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Clare Balding
Executive Producer:
Steve Bailey

Britain by Bike

Episode 5: The Cotswolds

Duration: 30 minutes

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

As she cycles through the Cotswolds, Clare Balding reveals how two men - both called William Morris - helped change the face of heritage tourism in Britain. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Clare Balding
Executive Producer:
Steve Bailey

Britain by Bike

Episode 6: The Scottish Highlands

Duration: 30 minutes

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

Clare Balding charts how incomers - a diverse group which includes Dr Johnson and an occupying English army - have changed our view of the Scottish Highlands. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Clare Balding
Executive Producer:
Steve Bailey