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  1. HV Morton's Search for Scotland

    Documentary series. Nicholas Crane retraces the steps of travel writer HV Morton.

  2. John Leland's Itinerary

    Documentary series. Nicholas Crane attempts a 300-mile journey through the West Country.

  3. Daniel Defoe's Tour through the Whole Island of Great Britain

    Nicholas Crane journeys over the marshes of Essex and the storm-swept Suffolk coast.

  4. Gerald of Wales' Journey through Wales

    Retracing an 800-year-old journey from the English border to remote North Wales.

  5. William Cobbett's Rural Rides

    Tracing the steps of radical politician, agriculturist and journalist William Cobbett.

  6. Celia Fiennes' Great Journey

    Following in the footsteps of 17th-century explorer Celia Fiennes up Blackstone Edge.

  7. William Gilpin's Observations on the River Wye (1783)

    Nicholas Crane investigates one of the truly great river journeys of the British Isles.

  8. Thomas Pennant: A Tour in Scotland and Voyage to the Hebrides (1772)

    Nicholas Crane follows in the footsteps of Thomas Pennant.