A303: Highway to the Sun
Tom Fort whisks us through the landscape around south west England's A303 road and 5,000 years of history, including a Neolithic traveller and a medieval murder mystery.
The A303 is the road that passes Stonehenge on the way to the beaches of Devon and Cornwall. On the way, it whisks drivers through 5,000 years of remarkable moments in British history. And it is the star of this film made for armchair travellers and history lovers.
Writer Tom Fort drives its 92-mile length in a lovingly restored Morris Traveller. Along the way, he has many adventures - he digs up the 1960s master plan for the A303's dreams of superhighway status, meets up with a Neolithic traveller who knew the road like the back of his hand, gets to know a section of the Roman 303, uncovers a medieval murder mystery and discovers what lies at the end of the Highway to the Sun.
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Trail for A303: Highway to the Sun
Duration: 02:18
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1958 archive of Stonehenge
Duration: 02:29
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Listen to Tom Fort talking about the A303
Duration: 01:58
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Tom Fort meets Winterbourne Stoke farmer Rob Turner
Duration: 02:58
Music Played
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Dave James & Keith Beauvais
Bongo Beach
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Kate Bush
How To Be Invisible
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Barrie Gledden
In-Between
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Duncan Pittock
Ice Maiden
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Tim Garland & Bob Bradley
Driving School
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Paul Mottram
Deserted Land
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Adam Skinner & Dan Skinner
Chaos-Cypher
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Luke Richards
Something in the Shadows
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Richard Thompson
Treadwell No More
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Richard Thompson
Main Title Revisited
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Helen Jane Long
Frog
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Paul Mottram
Blues Walk Fast
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Brian Eno
The Water Garden
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Paul Mottram
Shadow Play
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Adam Skinner & Dan Skinner
Anti Gravity
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Igor Dvorkin & Duncan Pittock
Jagged Ice
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Paul Mottram
Dagger & Cloak
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Duncan Pittock
Black Ice
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Duncan Pittock
Ice Queen
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Lisa Gerrard
The Unfolding
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Ian Hughes
Hanson Carriage
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Luke Richards
Big Wide World
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Nick Ingman
Orbit 2 (feat. Terry Devine-King)
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Tim Garland
Miles Away
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Toumani Diabaté
Kaunding Cissoko
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Kula Shaker
303
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Magnum
Dragon's Are Real
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Wild Hunt
Window To The Nether
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Mazzy Star
Into Dust
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Massive Attack
Dissolved Girl (feat. Sara Jay)
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The Cinematic Orchestra
Child Song
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Tom Fort |
| Producer | John Holdsworth |
| Director | John Holdsworth |
| Executive Producer | Chris Granlund |
Broadcasts
- Thu 19 May 201121:00
Thu 19 May 201122:30BBC HD- Fri 20 May 201100:15
- Fri 20 May 201102:55
- Mon 23 May 201119:30
- Tue 24 May 201101:10
- Mon 18 Jul 201123:00
- Wed 9 Nov 201123:35
- Thu 15 Dec 201119:00BBC HD
- Fri 16 Dec 201100:25BBC HD
- Mon 11 Jun 201220:00
- Tue 12 Jun 201202:20
- Mon 1 Oct 201222:00
- Sat 4 May 201320:00
- Sun 5 May 201301:45
- Wed 8 May 201323:15
- Tue 18 Jun 201322:00
- Wed 19 Jun 201301:45
- Fri 21 Jun 201301:00
- Tue 15 Apr 201423:50
- Wed 19 Nov 201422:55
- Mon 16 Feb 201520:00
- Wed 9 Sep 201520:00
- Thu 10 Sep 201500:00
- Wed 6 Jul 201622:00
- Wed 13 Jul 201603:00
- Sat 11 Feb 201720:00
- Tue 28 Nov 201723:00
- Sun 9 Sep 201820:00
- Mon 10 Sep 201802:30
- Mon 8 Jul 201923:00
- Tue 18 Aug 202020:00
- Tue 20 Apr 202121:00
- Wed 21 Apr 202102:00
- Thu 25 Nov 202120:00
- Sat 8 Jul 202319:00
- Mon 28 Apr 202520:00
