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The Great British Outdoors

Mud, midges, barbed wire - just why do us Brits love the great outdoors?

In this nostalgic look at life for campers, twitchers, ramblers and metal detectors, Mark Benton examines the history of the British fresh air freak.

1 hour

Last on

Wed 9 Oct 201300:00
BBC Four

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Music Played

  • Charles Ancliffe

    Thrills

    Performed by The New London Orchestra

  • André Previn: London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus

    Carmina Burana - O Fortuna

  • It’s Immaterial

    Driving Away From Home (Jim's Tune)

  • Edward Elgar

    Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36: Variation IX "Nimrod"

  • Sound Barrier

    Fasten Your Seat Belts, We're Off To Suburbia

  • Hiroshi Fukumura

    Hunt Up Wind

  • Depeche Mode

    I Feel You

  • The Proclaimers

    I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)

  • Geneva

    In The Years Remaining

  • Grant Green

    Lazy Afternoon

  • Sidney Torch

    On A Spring Note

    Performed by The New London Orchestra

  • George Michael

    Outside

  • Jah Wobble’s Invaders of the Heart

    Relight The Flame

  • Horace Andy

    Skylarking

  • Butthole Surfers

    The Ballad Of Naked Man

  • John Kirkpatrick

    The Dance Of The Demon Daffodils

  • Colt

    Want

  • Travis

    Why Does It Always Rain On Me?

Credits

NarratorMark Benton
ProducerElaine Shepherd
Executive ProducerCaroline Wright
WriterMatthew Leys
WriterMartin Trenaman

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