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North Cornish Coast
Episode 3 of 7
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.
Actor Richard Wilson takes a journey into the past, following routes raved about in motoring guides of 50 years ago.
Richard struggles to get to grips with a retro VW camper van as he drives the coast road from St Ives to Land's End.
He learns of St Ives's 1950s abstract art heyday and meets a 95-year-old painter still at work in Porthmeor Studios. He discovers why DH Lawrence was expelled from the county, hears legends of Cornish mermaids and gets to know his van on a blustery clifftop campsite.
Last on
Mon 11 May 201519:30
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Broadcasts
- Thu 5 Mar 200920:30
- Fri 6 Mar 200902:00
- Wed 11 Mar 200919:30
- Thu 12 Mar 200901:40
Wed 20 May 200919:30BBC Two Scotland- Fri 22 May 200919:00BBC Two Northern Ireland (Analogue), Northern Ireland & England only
- Sun 31 May 200919:50BBC Two Wales (Analogue) & Wales only
- Sat 17 Oct 200919:30
- Tue 12 Oct 201020:00
- Tue 4 Oct 201120:00
- Tue 4 Oct 201123:30
- Wed 22 Feb 201222:00
- Thu 23 Feb 201203:10
- Wed 31 Oct 201220:00
- Thu 1 Nov 201201:00
- Tue 21 May 201319:30
- Mon 11 May 201519:30
