About this season
Clare Balding embarks on a pedal-powered odyssey across Britain to rediscover the magical world of 1950s cycling
Episodes (6)
1. North Devon
Aired 20 July 2010 • 30 min
Clare Balding takes a pedal-powered trip across the UK. In Devon, she rides from Lynmouth, scene of Britain's worst flood disaster, to Ilfracombe via Little Switzerland.
2. The Welsh Borders
Aired 27 July 2010 • 30 min
On Clare Balding's pedal-powered UK trip, her journey into Wales sees her discover how a cycle factory went to war and find out about a bizarre village ceremony.
3. The Isle of Wight
Aired 3 August 2010 • 30 min
Clare Balding's cycle journey around the Isle of Wight explores its unique sense of otherness, a strange power which helped to cure Dickens's writer's block.
4. West Yorkshire
Aired 10 August 2010 • 30 min
As she cycles through Bronte Country on the Yorkshire/Lancashire border, Clare Balding uncovers a unique photographic collection and a club for henpecked husbands.
5. The Cotswolds
Aired 17 August 2010 • 30 min
As she cycles through the Cotswolds, Clare Balding reveals how two men - both called William Morris - helped change the face of heritage tourism in Britain.
6. The Scottish Highlands
Aired 24 August 2010 • 30 min
Clare Balding charts how incomers - a diverse group which includes Dr Johnson and an occupying English army - have changed our view of the Scottish Highlands.