Tales of tanks on streets and playground peril as the poet's road trip kicks off in her birthplace in Oxfordshire. From October 2000. Show more
The poet follows in the rugged Cumbrian footsteps of Beatrix Potter and meets the local mountain rescue team. From 2000. Show more
Poet and raconteuse Pam Ayres visits the Devon setting for the disastrous D-Day landing rehearsals of 1944. Locals share their memories. From 2000. Show more
The poet goes boating and climbs the tallest windmill in Britain. Locals share their water expertise. From 2008. Show more
The poet returns to Wales to see how the valleys have been transformed since she first visited as a teenager. From 2000. Show more
Pam admires Audley End’s restored country house kitchen and drops in on Wallace the stuffed lion at the museum. From 2000. Show more
Pam returns to the west coast of Scotland to look for otters and to discover the aphrodisiac power of herrings. From December 2000. Show more
Back in her home county, poet Pam Ayres learns about wig curlers, celebrity longhorn steers and ‘legging it’. From 2000. Show more
Pam Ayres heads to Britain's most easterly point to learn about witches, monks and fishing in the Suffolk town. From 2001. Show more
Pam Ayres is in Cornwall where she visits a china clay quarry, the Eden Project and drops in on Peter Skellern. From 2001. Show more
Pam visits a Lancashire cotton mill, a mint ball factory and meets the residents of a greyhound rescue centre. From 2001. Show more
Pam learns about the water themed gardens of Alnwick Castle and the rituals of the wild cattle of Chillingham. From 2001. Show more
Pam visits a company that manufactures beehives, meets a couple who make rose oil and explores Lincoln Castle's Victorian Prison. From December 2001. Episode 9 of 9. Show more
Pam is on the largest Channel island to learn about black butter, visit an underground hospital and try unusual cake. From November 2001. Show more
Pam visits the 'university for firefighters' in Moreton-in-Marsh, delivering fire and rescue training internationally. From November 2001. Show more
Pam travels to Edinburgh to visit a special brush shop, consult a herbalist and view the Queen's bed afloat. From November 2000. Show more
Pam Ayres visits the Japanese-influenced arboretum at Batsford Park, Gloucestershire and the Forest People's Programme. From November 2001. Show more