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Clare Balding embarks on a pedal-powered odyssey across Britain to rediscover the magical world of 1950s cycling

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20th July 2010 - 24th August 2010
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Clare Balding
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North Devon Still
North Devon
20th July 2010

Episode 1

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.

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The Welsh Borders
27th July 2010

Episode 2

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.

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The Isle of Wight
3rd August 2010

Episode 3

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.

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West Yorkshire
10th August 2010

Episode 4

As she cycles through Bronte Country on the Yorkshire/Lancashire border, Clare Balding uncovers a unique photographic collection and a club for henpecked husbands.

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The Cotswolds
17th August 2010

Episode 5

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.

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The Scottish Highlands
24th August 2010

Episode 6

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.

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