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A Tour Through the Whole Island of Britain

Retracing Daniel Defoe's classic travel memoir

World Service,5 episodes

Episodes

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East Anglia
Contrasting Daniel Defoe's 18th Century journey with the modern world
14 Jun 2002,26 mins
Liverpool
John Pickford reaches Liverpool and uncovers its connection to the slave trade
05 Aug 2002,26 mins
Scotland
John Pickford reaches Edinburgh - described by Defoe as "a subject of scorn and reproach"
12 Aug 2002,26 mins
Cornwall
Retracing Daniel Defoe's 18th Century journey, John Pickford arrives in Cornwall
19 Aug 2002,26 mins
Suffolk
Retracing Daniel Defoe's 18th Century journey, John Pickford passes through Suffolk
02 Sep 2002,25 mins