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Map Man

Series 1

Episode 1: William Roy's Military Survey of Scotland

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Nicholas Crane travels across wild Highland landscapes using William Roy's pioneering military map of 18th-century Scotland. Show more

Map Man

Series 1

Episode 2: John Ogilby's Britannia

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales

Nicholas Crane travels across eight maps that changed the face of Britain. He uses a 1675 road map to traverse the trans-Pennine pass from York to Lancaster. Show more

Map Man

Series 1

Episode 3: Beck

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Nicholas Crane travels across eight maps that changed the face of Britain. Inspired by a circuit board diagram, Harry Beck designed the now iconic London Underground Map. Show more

Map Man

Series 1

Episode 5: Greenville Collins

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two WalesLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Nicholas Crane travels across eight maps that changed the face of Britain. He uses Greenville Collins's coasting pilot of 1693 to navigate the Cornish coastline. Show more

Map Man

Series 1

Episode 7: Christopher Saxton's Atlas of England and Wales

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Nicholas Crane travels across eight maps that changed Britain. Saxton's 1577 map of Norfolk helps him through some wild waterland. Show more

Map Man

Series 1

Episode 8: Martin Hotine's Ordnance Survey (1935-1950)

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Nicholas Crane travels across eight maps that changed Britain. A modern OS map helps him through some wild Highland territory. Show more

Map Man

Series 1

Episode 6: William Smith's Geological Map of England and Wales

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Nicholas Crane examines maps that changed the face of Britain. William Smith's 1815 Geological Map of England and Wales. Show more